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The Afterlife: A Memoir

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The Afterlife:A Memoir
First edition cover
AuthorDonald Antrim
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date
2006
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback)
Pages193 pp
ISBN978-0312426354

The Afterlife is an American memoir written by Donald Antrim. The book became a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award in 2007.[1]

The memoir's primary theme is Antrim's torturous relationship with his alcoholic, manipulative, and mentally ill mother, Louanne Antrim (née Self).[2][3] Relationships with other members of the author's family are explored, but all of these relationships are presented as essentially subordinate to Antrim's relationship with his mother.[4][5][6][7]

Early versions and original publications

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References

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  1. ^ Sternberg, Sybil (September 2006). "NBCC Memoir Finalist: Donald Antrim's The Afterlife". The National Book Critics Circle. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ^ "The Afterlife". Kirkus Reviews. June 24, 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. ^ Metcalf, Stephen. "Elegies for Parenthood". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ^ Antrim, Donald. "In my mother's bed". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ^ McNair, Charles. "Donald Antrim: The Afterlife". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  6. ^ Scott, A.O. (June 18, 2006). "Son and Survivor". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  7. ^ Barrodale, Amie (May 30, 2012). "Bookforum talks to Donald Antrim". Bookforum. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  8. ^ Antrim, Donald (Dec 25, 2000). "Black Mountain, 1977". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  9. ^ Antrim, Donald (June 17, 2002). "I Bought A Bed". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  10. ^ Antrim, Donald (Feb 17, 2003). "AKA Sam". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  11. ^ Antrim, Donald (April 21, 2003). "Ad Nauseam". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  12. ^ Antrim, Donald (Dec 22, 2003). "Church". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  13. ^ Antrim, Donald (March 15, 2004). "The Kimono". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  14. ^ Antrim, Donald (September 3, 2007). "A Man In The Kitchen". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.