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Rachel Cusk Reads “The Stuntman”

Apr 17, 2023

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Motherhood and Aging: Recalling Past Battles

00:32

The Cost of Experience

00:26

The Perilous Politeness of Ignoring Power

00:35

Description of a Father's Appearance

00:32

Introduction

2min

The Stuntman

3min

d'S Upside Down Paintings

3min

The Uncertainty of d'S Wife

3min

The Importance of Orientation

4min

The Unexpected Death of a Woman

2min

The Death of d'S Husband

6min

The Importance of Courage

3min

The Inversion of Violence

1min

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The Power of Femininity

6min

11.

The Female Sex in Stone

3min

12.

The Battle of the Nude Paintings

3min

13.

The Unrealized Life of a Housewife

4min

14.

Madison Becker's Sleep in Beds

3min

15.

The Cost of Experience

5min

16.

The Importance of Perception

6min

17.

The Importance of Freedom

5min

Rachel Cusk reads her story “The Stuntman,” which appeared in the April 24 & May 1, 2023, issue of the magazine. Cusk, a Guggenheim fellow, is the author of four nonfiction works and eleven novels, including the “Outline” trilogy and, most recently, “Second Place.”

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