Abominations

Selected essays from a career of courting self-destruction

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The first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time. <p><strong>'This trenchant, unrepentant collection reminds you that she's a brilliant writer... Order a copy in case she's cancelled by Christmas' <em>THE TIMES</em> (Book of the Year)</strong></p> <p><strong>'You may disagree with Lionel Shriver's bracing journalism, but her right to spark disquiet goes to the heart of the freedom of expression issue' Rachel Cooke, <em>OBSERVER</em></strong></p> <p><strong>'Mutinous essays about modern politics and culture... An independent mind and a sense of humour are dangerous things to possess. The spiky, politically incorrect novelist Lionel Shriver has them in abundance'<em> THE TIMES</em></strong></p> <p><strong>'Testament to the fierce intelligence of a writer who wants us to think more, probe more, challenge more - and who also makes it fun' <em>THE SUNDAY TIMES</em></strong></p> <p>Novelist, cultural observer and social satirist Lionel Shriver is among the sharpest talents of our age. A writer who embraces 'under-expressed, unpopular or downright dangerous' points of view, she regularly deplores the conformity of thought and attitude that has overtaken society.</p> <p>Bringing together thirty-five works curated from her many columns, features, essays and op-eds for the likes of the <em>Spectator</em> and <em>Guardian</em>, speeches and reviews, and some unpublished pieces, <em>Abominations</em> reveals Shriver at her most iconoclastic and personal. Relentlessly sceptical, cutting and contrarian but also frequently moving and vulnerable, this collection showcases her piquant opinions on a wide range of topics, including religion, politics, illness, mortality, family and friends, tennis, gender, immigration, consumerism, health care and taxes.</p> <p>Though some of the more divisive essays in <em>Abominations</em> have 'brought hell and damnation down on my head,' as she cheerfully e

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780008458621

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

216 x 135 x 23 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

HarperCollins UK