Small Acts Of Disappearance
In Development:
4 x 1 Hour TV Drama Series
Writers
David Barker, Melissa Anastasi & Fiona Wright
In Development:
4 x 1 Hour TV Drama Series
Writers
David Barker, Melissa Anastasi & Fiona Wright
Synopsis
Based on Fiona Wright's gracefully harrowing and beautifully earnest, award-winning novel of the same name, Small Acts Of Disappearance centres around a woman struggling with anorexia, addicted to starvation and sabotaging all her meaningful relationships.
A true-to-life story of a talented writer prevailing over a life-threatening eating disorder, in her delusional pursuit of perfection and control.
Based on Fiona Wright's gracefully harrowing and beautifully earnest, award-winning novel of the same name, Small Acts Of Disappearance centres around a woman struggling with anorexia, addicted to starvation and sabotaging all her meaningful relationships.
A true-to-life story of a talented writer prevailing over a life-threatening eating disorder, in her delusional pursuit of perfection and control.
Sydney Review of Books
"Wright’s essays move haltingly towards a public intimacy, an assertion that, unlike hunger, writing’s mediating role may be used to draw connections and thereby mime, not isolation, but love."
Awards
Winner of the 2016 Nita B. Kibble Award and the 2016 Non-Fiction Book Award in the Queensland Literary Awards.
Shortlisted for the 2016 Stella Prize and the 2016 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards for non-fiction.
"Wright’s essays move haltingly towards a public intimacy, an assertion that, unlike hunger, writing’s mediating role may be used to draw connections and thereby mime, not isolation, but love."
Awards
Winner of the 2016 Nita B. Kibble Award and the 2016 Non-Fiction Book Award in the Queensland Literary Awards.
Shortlisted for the 2016 Stella Prize and the 2016 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards for non-fiction.