Bad Feminist
Essays
$28.04
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
21 August 2014
Summary
‘Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink - all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and I’m not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. I once live-tweeted the September issue.’
In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of colour (The Help) while also taking readers o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472119735 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1472119738 |
| Author: | Roxane Gay |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 21 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 437g |
| Dimensions: | 151mm x 234mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
A strikingly fresh cultural critic. - Washington Post
Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.Gay is my favorrite current writer. - GuardianLet this be the year of Roxane Gay. - Time MagazineSmart readers cannot afford to miss these essays, which range from socially significant art (Girls, Django in Chains) and feminist issues (abortion) to politics (Chris Brown) and why Gay likes pink. - Library JournalAs BAD FEMINIST proves, Gay is a necessary and brave voice when it comes to figuring out all the crazy mixed messages in our mixed-up world. - FlavorwireI just read Roxane Gay’s BAD FEMINIST in one plane ride. It’s brilliant. I am deeply grateful for it. Please read this book. - Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love)About The Author
Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay is the author of An Untamed State, Bad Feminist and the story collection Ayiti. Her work has also appeared in Glamour, Best American Short Stories, and the New York Times Book Review. She is the co-editor of PANK.
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