The Afterlife: A Memoir
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Donald Antrim |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 193 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0312426354 |
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
[edit]- Black Mountain, 1977[8]
- I Bought A Bed[9]
- A.K.A. Sam[10]
- Ad Nauseam[11]
- Church[12]
- The Kimono[13]
- A Man in the Kitchen[14]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Afterlife". Kirkus Reviews. June 24, 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Metcalf, Stephen. "Elegies for Parenthood". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Antrim, Donald. "In my mother's bed". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ McNair, Charles. "Donald Antrim: The Afterlife". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Scott, A.O. (June 18, 2006). "Son and Survivor". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Barrodale, Amie (May 30, 2012). "Bookforum talks to Donald Antrim". Bookforum. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Antrim, Donald (Dec 25, 2000). "Black Mountain, 1977". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Antrim, Donald (June 17, 2002). "I Bought A Bed". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Antrim, Donald (Feb 17, 2003). "AKA Sam". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Antrim, Donald (April 21, 2003). "Ad Nauseam". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Antrim, Donald (Dec 22, 2003). "Church". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Antrim, Donald (March 15, 2004). "The Kimono". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Antrim, Donald (September 3, 2007). "A Man In The Kitchen". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2014.