Know My Name

A Memoir

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Beschreibung

<b>Universally acclaimed, rapturously reviewed, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography, and an instant <i>New York Times </i>bestseller, Chanel Miller's breathtaking memoir "gives readers the privilege of knowing her not just as Emily Doe, but as Chanel Miller the writer, the artist, the survivor, the fighter."—<i>The Wrap</i><br><br>"I opened <i>Know My Name</i> with the intention to bear witness to the story of a survivor. Instead, I found myself falling into the hands of one of the great writers and thinkers of our time. Chanel Miller is a philosopher, a cultural critic, a deep observer, a writer's writer, a true artist. I could not put this phenomenal book down." —Glennon Doyle, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Love Warrior</i> and <i>Untamed</i><br><br>"<i>Know My Name</i> is a gut-punch, and in the end, somehow, also blessedly hopeful."—<i>Washington Post</i></b><br><br>She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral--viewed by eleven million people within four days, it was translated globally and read on the floor of Congress; it inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own experiences of assault for the first time.<br><br>Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words. It was the perfect case, in many ways--there were eyewitnesses, Turner ran away, physical evidence was immediately secured. But her struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial reveal the oppression victims face in even the best-case scenarios. Her story illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicts a criminal j

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780735223721

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

139 x 212 x 22 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin LLC US