Hold Still

Sally Mann's memoir is strange, powerful, and unusually lovely. She possesses genuine writing abilities and has had an event-filled Southern-bohemian existence. Perhaps it only appears to be rich in the event because of an ancient adage that still holds true: Stories happen only to people who can tell them. This National Book Award nominee has accomplished photographer Sally Mann's candid and beautifully written biography and family history. Mann's obsession with family, race, mortality and the historic terrain of the American South are shown as almost genetically predestined in this revolutionary work, a unique interplay of narrative and image, inscribed into her DNA by the family history that before her.

This memoir describes some of her parents' Southern gothic experiences. This book is richly drawn and chronicles her development as an artist. It tells the story of friendships with Southern artists and authors including Cy Twombly and Reynolds Price. Her tales are razor-sharp. In a memorable comment about his advanced age, Twombly tells the author that he is "shutting down the bodega for real". But this is totally her narrative.

Detailed information:

Author: Sally Mann

Language: English
Genre: Memoir
Link to read: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6373717