Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed
Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids
(Sprache: Englisch)
In this New York Times bestseller, sixteen literary luminaries on the controversial subject of being childless by choice. This collection makes a smart and passionate case for why parenthood is not the only path to a happy, productive life, and takes our...
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In this New York Times bestseller, sixteen literary luminaries on the controversial subject of being childless by choice. This collection makes a smart and passionate case for why parenthood is not the only path to a happy, productive life, and takes our parent-centric, kid-fixated, baby-bump-patrolling culture to task in the process.
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Sixteen literary luminaries on the controversial subject of being childless by choice, in this critically acclaimed, bestselling anthologyOne of the most provocative and talked-about books of the year, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed is the stunning collection exploring one of society's most vexing taboos.
One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed "fertility crisis," and whether modern women could figure out a way to have it all-a successful career and the required 2.3 children-before their biological clocks stopped ticking. Now, however, the conversation has turned to whether it's necessary to have it all (see Anne-Marie Slaughter) or, perhaps more controversial, whether children are really a requirement for a fulfilling life.
In this exciting and controversial collection of essays, curated by writer Meghan Daum, thirteen acclaimed female writers explain why they have chosen to eschew motherhood. Contributors include Lionel Shriver, Sigrid Nunez, Kate Christensen, Elliott Holt, Geoff Dyer, and Tim Kreider, among others, who will give a unique perspective on the overwhelming cultural pressure of parenthood.
This collection makes a smart and passionate case for why parenthood is not the only path to a happy, productive life, and takes our parent-centric, kid-fixated, baby-bump-patrolling culture to task in the process. In this book, that shadowy faction known as the childless-by-choice comes out into the light.
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CONTENTS Introduction
by Meghan Daum ¿ 1
Babes in the Woods
by Courtney Hodell ¿ 11
Maternal Instincts
by Laura Kipnis ¿ 31
A Thousand Other Things
by Kate Christensen ¿ 47
The New Rhoda
by Paul Lisicky ¿ 63
Be Here Now Means Be Gone Later
by Lionel Shriver ¿ 77
The Most Important Thing
by Sigrid Nunez ¿ 97
Mommy Fearest
by Anna Holmes ¿ 119
Amateurs
by Michelle Huneven ¿ 131
Save Yourself
by Danielle Henderson ¿ 14
The Trouble with Having It All
by Pam Houston ¿ 163
Beyond Beyond Motherhood
by Jeanne Safer ¿ 185
Over and Out
by Geoff Dyer ¿ 197
Yoüd Be Such a Good Mother, If Only You Weren¿t You
by M. G. ¿ 209
Lord The Hardest Art
by Rosemary Mahoney ¿ 227
Just an Aunt
by Elliott Holt ¿ 245
The End of the Line
by Tim Kreider ¿ 261
Acknowledgments ¿ 275
Contributors ¿ 277
Autoren-Porträt von Meghan Daum
Meghan Daum is the author of the essay collection The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion. She is also the editor of the anthology Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids. Her other books include the essay collection My Misspent Youth, the novel The Quality of Life Report, and Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived In That House, a memoir. Since 2005, Meghan has been an opinion columnist for The Los Angeles Times, writing on political, cultural, and social affairs. She has contributed to public radio's Morning Edition, Marketplace, and This American Life, and has written for numerous publications, including The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, GQ, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and The New York Times Magazine. She lives in Los Angeles.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Meghan Daum
- 2016, 288 Seiten, Masse: 13,9 x 20,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Edited and with an introduction by Daum, Meghan
- Herausgegeben: Meghan Daum
- Verlag: Picador
- ISBN-10: 1250081645
- ISBN-13: 9781250081643
- Erscheinungsdatum: 05.04.2016
Sprache:
Englisch
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