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Mot: A Memoir
Contributor(s): Einstein, Sarah (Author)
ISBN: 0820348201     ISBN-13: 9780820348209
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
OUR PRICE:   $23.36  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness
- Family & Relationships | Friendship
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2015006145
Series: Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creati
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.75 lbs) 168 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
 
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Publisher Description:

At forty, Sarah Einstein is forced to face her own shortcomings. In the wake of an attempted sexual assault, she must come to terms with the facts that she is not tough enough for her job managing a local drop-in center for adults with mental illness and that her new marriage is already faltering. Just as she reaches her breaking point, she meets Mot, a homeless veteran who lives a life dictated by frightening delusion. She is drawn to the brilliant ways he has found to lead his own difficult life; traveling to Romania to get his teeth fixed because the United States doesn't offer dental care to the indigent, teaching himself to use computers in public libraries, and even taking university classes while living out of doors.

Mot: A Memoir is the story of their unlikely friendship and explores what we can, and cannot, do for a person we love. In unsparing prose and with a sharp eye for detail, Einstein brings the reader into the world of Mot's delusions and illuminates a life that would otherwise be hidden from us.


Contributor Bio(s): Einstein, Sarah: - SARAH EINSTEIN is a doctoral candidate in creative nonfiction at Ohio University. Her work has appeared in journals such as The Sun, Ninth Letter, PANK, and Fringe and has been awarded a Pushcart Prize. She is also a special topics editor for Brevity.