As Beautiful As Any Other

As Beautiful As Any Other
Kaya Wilson
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Paperback
h233 x 154mm
27 Apr 2021 AU
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9781760984885
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When Kaya Wilson came out to his parents as transgender, a year after a near-death surfing accident and just weeks before his father' s death, he was met with a startling family history of concealed queerness and shame. As Beautiful As Any Other weaves this legacy together with intimate examinations of the forces that have shaped Wilson' s life, and his body: vulnerability and power, grief and trauma, science and narrative. In this powerful and lyrical memoir, Wilson makes a case for the strength we find when we confront the complexities of our identity with compassion. As Beautiful As Any Other is a trailblazing debut of remarkable beauty, insight and candour. Praise for As Beautiful As Any Other' Transformative, sentimental, witty, and wonderfully authoritative. An intimate and stirring account of experiences at once universal and unique, from a perspective that' s crucial to our understanding of ourselves, our relationships and our culture. ' Amy Middleton, editor of Archer. ' There is so much more to this book than meets the eye. Wilson is able to do that rare thing, fuse the personal with universal, the scientific with the emotional, without losing the impact of either. Instead, they are enhanced. An intimate portrait of family, transition and trauma, with fascinating digressions to marine science and climate change, crossing continents and themes with ease. ' Fiona McGregor
Kaya Wilson is a writer and tsunami scientist based in Australia. His non-fiction writing blends essay and memoir to explore universal themes of identity, gender and origin. Kaya' s work has been published widely including by Pan Macmillan, Brow Books, The Guardian and Overland. He was the winner of the of the 2019 Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship, a runner-up in the 2019 Kill Your Darlings New Critic Award, longlisted for the Kill Your Darlings unpublished manuscript award, and was shortlisted for Penguin Australia' s Write It Fellowship.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781760984885
Published: 27 Apr 2021
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Picador Australia
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Format: Paperback
Height: 233mm
Width: 154mm
Weight: 300g
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