Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth

Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth is a thought-provoking exploration of personal experience, written during the pandemic. Merging a decade-long account of jaw pain with reflections on dreams and everyday life, the work blurs the lines between the physical and the unconscious. Through concise prose, Maggie Nelson crafts a tragicomic portrayal of isolation and the human condition, influenced by key philosophical concepts and prior literary works. This audiobook stands as a significant contribution to the genre of life-writing.