{"product_id":"let-me-clear-my-throat-essays-paperback","title":"Let Me Clear My Throat: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElena Passarello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Farinelli, the eighteenth century castrato who brought down opera houses with his high C, to the recording of \"Johnny B. Goode\" affixed to the Voyager spacecraft, \u003ci\u003eLet Me Clear My Throat\u003c\/i\u003e dissects the whys and hows of popular voices, making them hum with significance and emotion. There are murders of punk rock crows, impressionists, and rebel yells; Howard Dean's \"BYAH!\" and Marlon Brando's \"Stella!\" and a stock film yawp that has made cameos in movies from \u003ci\u003eA Star is Born\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSpaceballs\u003c\/i\u003e. The voice is thought's incarnating instrument and Elena Passarello's essays are a riotous deconstruction of the ways the sounds we make both express and shape who we are--the annotated soundtrack of us giving voice to ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElena Passarello\u003c\/b\u003e is an actor and writer originally from Charleston, South Carolina. She studied nonfiction at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Iowa, and her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eCreative Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, Slate, \u003ci\u003eIowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Normal School\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Bird Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNinth Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the music writing anthology \u003ci\u003ePop Till the World Falls Apart\u003c\/i\u003e. She has performed in several regional theaters in the East and Midwest, originating roles in the premieres of Christopher Durang's \u003ci\u003eMrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge\u003c\/i\u003e and David Turkel's \u003ci\u003eWild Signs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHoller\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2011 she became the first woman winner of the annual Stella Screaming Contest in New Orleans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElena Passarello is an actor and writer originally from Charleston, SC. She studied nonfiction at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Iowa, and her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eCreative Nonfiction, Gulf Coast, Slate, Iowa Review, Normal School, Literary Bird Journal, Ninth Letter\u003c\/i\u003e and in the music writing anthology \u003ci\u003ePop Till the World Falls Apart\u003c\/i\u003e. She has performed in several regional theaters in the East and Midwest, originating roles in the premieres of Christopher Durang's \u003ci\u003eMrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge\u003c\/i\u003e and David Turkel's \u003ci\u003eWild Signs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHoller\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2011, she became the first woman winner of the annual Stella! Shout Out screaming contest in New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769917800736,"sku":"9781936747450","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/75ff600d9bbdea14fd48426bc48ce607.webp?v=1780359765","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/let-me-clear-my-throat-essays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}