A book-length essay on beauty and revolution as seen through the work of Jean-Luc Godard.

As Joanna Walsh watches the films of Jean-Luc Godard, she considers beauty and desire in life and art. "There's a resistance, in Godard's women," writes Walsh, "that is at the heart of his work (and theirs)." She is captivated by the Paris of his films and the often porous border between the city presented on screen and the one she inhabited herself. With cool precision, and in language that shines with aphoristic wit, Walsh has crafted an exquisitely intimate portrait of the way attention to works of art becomes attention to changes in ourselves. Taut and gem-like, My Life as a Godard Movie is a probing meditation by one of our most observant writers.

My Life as a Godard Movie is part of the Undelivered Lectures series from Transit Books.

UNIQUE AUTHOR: Walsh is one of the most exciting experimental thinkers and writers working today, charting the frontiers between identity, gender and technology, with a significant following (12k Twitter).

CROSS-SUBJECT: In this gem-like meditation on life and film, beauty and revolution, Walsh puts forward some of the conversations she's been building publicly over the past decade, blending memoir and theory.

FOR READERS OF FEMINIST AUTHORS: For readers of Annie Ernaux, Marguerite Duras, and Kate Zambreno.

SERIES ATTENTION: This title is part of Transit's Undelivered Lectures series, featuring book-length essays in small, handsome editions, many of which have received significant critical attention.