Because: A Lyric Memoir

Synopsis

Joshua Mensch's Devastating Debut, Because, Is A Disturbing, Memorably And Superbly Handled Book- Length Narrative Poem (steph Burt). It Tells The Story Of Don, The Charming, Enigmatic Director Of A Youth Wilderness Camp Who Befriends, And Preys On, The Young Boys In His Care. Unfolding Through A Series Of Individual Encounters, Because Renders The Shifting Landscapes Of Childhood Memory With Vividness And Precision, Building A Tale That Is Powerful, Complex, And Heartbreaking. If I Had A Thousand Tongues. I Could Tell A Thousand Different Stories And All Of Them Would Be True; An Achievement Of Sustained Attention And Imagination.-- Michael Collier Compelling, Complex, And Empathic. . . . [because] Moves As If In A Present Tense: Memory In A Living Moment.-- Stanley Plumly-- Joshua Mensch.