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Men Explain Things to Me: And Other Essays
Rebecca Solnit
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Description for Men Explain Things to Me: And Other Essays
Hardcover. A collection of essays on feminism, from one of the most important and original public intellectuals writing today Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
A landmark, incendiary collection from one of the leading essayists working today. Inspiring everyone from radical activists to Beyoncé Knowles, Rebecca Solnit's essay 'Men Explain Things to Me' has become a touchstone of the feminist movement and established her as one of the leading thinkers of our time. Here it is collected along with the best of Solnit's feminist writings. From French sex scandals to the nuclear family, rape culture to mansplaining, Virginia Woolf to colonialism, these essays are a fierce and incisive exploration of the issues that a patriarchal culture will not necessarily acknowledge as 'issues' at all. With grace, wit and energy, and in the most exquisite and inviting of prose, Rebecca Solnit proves herself a vital leading figure of the feminist movement and a radical, humane thinker. 'Solnit is a compelling writer with a glorious turn of phrase' Evening Standard
Product Details
Publisher
Granta
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
216g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783780792
SKU
V9781783780792
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About Rebecca Solnit
REBECCA SOLNIT is author of, among other books, Wanderlust, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, the NBCC award-winning River of Shadows and A Paradise Built in Hell. A contributing editor to Harper's, she writes regularly for the London Review of Books and the Los Angeles Times. She lives in San Francisco.
Reviews for Men Explain Things to Me: And Other Essays
What has always impressed me in Solnit's writing is the simple cadence and timbre of a sentence, a paragraph, the way a whole essay lilts and skips. She is not one of the most important female essayists of her generation. She is one of the most important essayists of her generation. Incendiary, indignant, and true
Stuart Kelly
Scotland on Sunday
[A] trenchant collection of essays... an eloquent reminder that we still have some way to go when it comes to speaking of the issues Solnit raises
Erica Wagner
Financial Times
Stark and powerful prose... Solnit is a compelling writer with a glorious turn of phrase
Rosamund Urwin
Evening Standard
[These essays] are the thin edge of a continuum that reaches from the opening anecdote to the rape and murder statistics that she deploys to such devastating effect. Solnit's book does what the best feminist writing does: it makes me angry. And it makes me believe we can, and we must, fight for change
Caroline Criado-Perez, feminist activist Exceptional... The feminist debate has once again exploded into the mainstream over the last few years, and this collection marks Solnit out as among the most thoughtful of many energetic writers leading it
Jessica Abrahams
Prospect
Essays on feminism from the consistently wonderful author of The Faraway Nearby. Anything she writes is a must-read
Bookseller
Solnit is a brilliant essayist... A highly enjoyable and thought-provoking read
Patrick Neale
Bookseller
A necessary read... Solnit writes powerfully
Flavourwire
Essential reading for anyone - feminist or not, male or female - who wants to fight for equality across all fronts
Gazette, Western Mail, Swindon Advertiser and Leicester Mercury
The essays fiercely confront crime against women... Solnit has a voice of fearless and provocative asperity; she launches a quiverful of aphoristic arrows
Stevie Davies
Independent
A revolt championing the cause of women... [Solnit's] work feels both timeless and timely. She argues persuasively, is often funny and is articulate to a fault... [her] writing is its own victory and revolt. An incendiary, inquiring and important work
Sinead Gleeson
Irish Times
Essential reading for anyone - feminist or not, male or female
Irish Examiner
The most clarifying, soothing and socially aware document I've read on the topic this year. Not to mention funny
Lena Dunham 'Book of the year'
Wall Street Journal
Stuart Kelly
Scotland on Sunday
[A] trenchant collection of essays... an eloquent reminder that we still have some way to go when it comes to speaking of the issues Solnit raises
Erica Wagner
Financial Times
Stark and powerful prose... Solnit is a compelling writer with a glorious turn of phrase
Rosamund Urwin
Evening Standard
[These essays] are the thin edge of a continuum that reaches from the opening anecdote to the rape and murder statistics that she deploys to such devastating effect. Solnit's book does what the best feminist writing does: it makes me angry. And it makes me believe we can, and we must, fight for change
Caroline Criado-Perez, feminist activist Exceptional... The feminist debate has once again exploded into the mainstream over the last few years, and this collection marks Solnit out as among the most thoughtful of many energetic writers leading it
Jessica Abrahams
Prospect
Essays on feminism from the consistently wonderful author of The Faraway Nearby. Anything she writes is a must-read
Bookseller
Solnit is a brilliant essayist... A highly enjoyable and thought-provoking read
Patrick Neale
Bookseller
A necessary read... Solnit writes powerfully
Flavourwire
Essential reading for anyone - feminist or not, male or female - who wants to fight for equality across all fronts
Gazette, Western Mail, Swindon Advertiser and Leicester Mercury
The essays fiercely confront crime against women... Solnit has a voice of fearless and provocative asperity; she launches a quiverful of aphoristic arrows
Stevie Davies
Independent
A revolt championing the cause of women... [Solnit's] work feels both timeless and timely. She argues persuasively, is often funny and is articulate to a fault... [her] writing is its own victory and revolt. An incendiary, inquiring and important work
Sinead Gleeson
Irish Times
Essential reading for anyone - feminist or not, male or female
Irish Examiner
The most clarifying, soothing and socially aware document I've read on the topic this year. Not to mention funny
Lena Dunham 'Book of the year'
Wall Street Journal