Inspired by a brother's high school science project--a perpetual motion machine that could save the world-- The Perpetual Motion Machine is a memoir in essays that attempts to save a sibling by depicting the visceral pain that accompanies longing for some past impossibility. The collection has been a science project in its study of memory, in the calculation and plotting of the moments that make up a childhood. The preparation has been "in the field" in that it is built upon the gathering of lived experience; the evidence is photo albums, family interviews, and anecdotes from friends. The project has been one giant experiment--to see if they can all make it out alive.
Author: Brittany Ackerman |
Publisher: Red Hen Press |
Publication Date: Nov 20, 2018 |
Number of Pages: 152 pages |
Language: English |
Binding: Paperback/Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN-10: 1597096911 |
ISBN-13: 9781597096911 |