The Sound of Undoing: A Memoir in Essays

The Sound of Undoing: A Memoir in Essays - Paperback

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The Sound of Undoing: A Memoir in Essays - Paperback

The Sound of Undoing: A Memoir in Essays - Paperback

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by Paige Towers (Author)

Winner of the 2024 Wisconsin Library Association Literary Award
Winner of the 2024 Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award
Winner of the 2024 Eric Hoffer Academic Press Award
Shortlisted for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Grand Prize

A memoir in essays, The Sound of Undoing deconstructs the way sound has overwhelmingly shaped Paige Towers's life. Each essay focuses on a different sound, some perceptible--like the sound of a loon call or gunshot--and others abstract--like the sound of awakening. Given a hypersensitivity to noise from which she has both suffered and benefited since childhood, Towers uses these sounds as a starting point for making sense of past events. She reflects on the estrangement of a beloved sister, sexual abuse and assault, and the link between mental illness and noise in her family, as well as nature, religion, violence, and other themes. Experimental in form and provocative in content, The Sound of Undoing also makes use of research on silence, nature and noise pollution, listening, sound art, autonomous sensory meridian response, and the acoustic environment in general. By exploring memories and feelings triggered by certain noises, this lyrical meditation untangles a life infused with meaning through sound.

Author Biography

Paige Towers is a freelance writer. Her work has appeared in Hobart, Washington Post, The Guardian, Harvard Review, McSweeney's, and many other publications.

Number of Pages: 210
Dimensions: 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: March 01, 2023
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