Name All the Animals

2004 memoir by Alison Smith
0-7432-5523-2OCLC1010742533

Name All the Animals is a 2004 memoir by Alison Smith, detailing the aftermath of the death of her eighteen-year-old brother. While attending Our Lady of Mercy High School, a Catholic high school, Smith developed an eating disorder, lost her faith in God and realized that she was a lesbian, all after her brother's death.

The book has received significant acclaim. It was named one of People Magazine’s ten best books of 2004 and won the Barnes & Noble Discover Award for Non-Fiction, the 2005 Lambda Literary Award for Autobiography/Memoir and the 2005 Judy Grahn Award.

Editions

  • Hardcover: ISBN 0-7432-5522-4
  • Paperback: ISBN 0-7432-5523-2

External links

  • Official Site
  • Chicago Public Radio show featuring a spoken excerpt


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