Sheila Heti's Motherhood, Choice, and Transformative Experience.

A literary criticism of the book "Motherhood" by Sheila Heti is presented, focusing on its philosophical exploration of the nature of choice. Topics include the dilemma of deciding to have children, the concept of transformative experience, and the interplay between autofiction and philosophical inq...

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Publicado en:Contemporary Literature Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 363 - 388
Autor principal: Prout, Matt
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Press Fall2024
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