Essay genre books (152)
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Bamboo Among the Oaks : Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans by Mai Neng Moua EN
LaosDescription:
A groundbreaking anthology that chronicles the emerging literary voice of a contemporary American immigrant community.
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Barrel Fever : Stories and Essays by David Sedaris EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
In David Sedaris's world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. Sedaris's collection of essays and stories is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgeist: a do-it-yourself suburban dad saves money by performing home surgery; a man who is loved too much flees the heavyweight champion of the world; a teenage suicide tries to incite a lynch mob at her funeral; a bitter Santa abuses the elves. With a perfect eye and a voice infused with as much empathy as wit, Sedaris writes stories and essays that target the soulful ridiculousness of our behavior. Barrel Fever is like a blind date with modern... continue
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Black Friend: Essays by Ziwe EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
From the writer crowned one of the smartest, funniest voices in modern America, this hotly anticipated debut collection of essays offers “a precious glimpse into how Ziwe’s uniquely fearless mind functions” (New York) Ziwe made a name for herself staring interviewees in the eye and asking, “How many Black friends do you have?” She’s an expert at making people squirm, coming right out and asking the tough questions about race and racism that our culture has made white people experts at dancing around. In Black Friend, she turns this incisive perspective on the culture at large, with her signatu... continue
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Bloody Woman by Lana Lopesi EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Bloody Woman is bloody good writing. It moves between academic, journalistic and personal essay. I love that Lana moves back and forward across these genres: weaving, weaving – spinning the web, weaving the sparkling threads under our hands, back and forward across a number of spaces, pulling and holding the tensions, holding up the baskets of knowledge. Tusiata Avia This wayfinding set of essays, by acclaimed writer and critic Lana Lopesi, explores the overlap of being a woman and Sāmoan. Writing on ancestral ideas of womanhood appears alongside contemporary reflections on women's experiences... continue
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Braiding Sweetgrass : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Explains how developing a wider ecological consciousness can foster an increased understanding of both nature's generosity and the reciprocal relationship humans have with the natural world.
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Burning Questions : Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021 by Margaret Atwood EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
In this brilliant selection of essays, the award-winning, best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything from whether or not The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopia to the importance of how to define granola—and seeks answers to Burning Questions such as... • Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? Including thoughts on the writing of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments, Oryx & Crake, and her other beloved works. • How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating? • How ... continue
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Café Europa : Life After Communism by Slavenka Drakulic EN
CroatiaDescription:
“Slavenka Drakulic is a journalist and writer whose voice belongs to the world.” —Gloria Steinem Today in Eastern Europe the architectural work of revolution is complete: the old order has been replaced by various forms of free market economy and de jure democracy. But as Slavenka Drakulic observes, "in everyday life, the revolution consists much more of the small things—of sounds, looks and images." In this brilliant work of political reportage, filtered through her own experience, we see that Europe remains a divided continent. In the place of the fallen Berlin Wall there is a chasm between ... continue
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Cărţile care ne-au făcut oameni by Dan C. Mihăilescu RO
RomaniaDescription:
„De când sunt «Omul care aduce cartea», am fost întrebat, în repetate rânduri şi în cele mai variate contexte, «care sunt cărţile de căpătâi ale unui om adevărat», ba chiar somat să dau zece, douăzeci de titluri de lecturi formatoare.
Ce-ar fi, mi-am zis, să adunăm zece, douăzeci de personalităţi culturale din România de azi – fiecare fiind, în domeniul său, o energie benefic-iradiantă, de mult recunoscută public – care să-şi mărturisească revelaţiile citirii fermecător-terapeutice?
Îmi în... continue
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Catching Fire: A Translation Diary by Daniel Hahn EN
EnglandDescription:
An energizing real-time journey through the translation of Never Did the Fire and the process of literary translation.
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China in Ten Words by Hua Yu, Yu Hua EN
ChinaDescription:
Uses a framework of ten common phrases in the Chinese vernacular to offer insight into China's modern economic gaps, cultural transformations, and ubiquitous practices of deception.