John Colapinto
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"There s no shortage of books about public speaking or language or song. But until now, there has been no book about the miracle that underlies them all the human voice itself. And there are few writers who could take on this surprisingly vast topic with more artistry and expertise than John Colapinto. Beginning with the novel and compelling argument that our ability to speak is what made us the planet s dominant species, he guides us from the voice...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
In 1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender. The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine-and a total failure. As Nature Made Him tells the extraordinary story of David Reimer, who, when finally informed of his medical history, made the decision to live as a male. A macabre tale of medical arrogance, it is first and foremost a human drama of...
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Already hailed and persecuted for its perverse humor and wildly wicked sensibility, Undone is the tour-de-force black comedy by International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Nominee John Colapinto. In modern day America, Dez is a former lawyer and teacher - an ephebophile with a proclivity for teenage girls, hiding out in a trailer park with his latest conquest, Chloe. Having been in and out of courtrooms (and therapists' offices) for a number of years,...
