The Afterlife: A Memoir

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

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

References
  1. Sternberg, Sybil (September 2006). "NBCC Memoir Finalist: Donald Antrim's The Afterlife". The National Book Critics Circle. 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.
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