Abominations
Selected Essays From a Career of Courting Self-Destruction
$28.29
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
21 September 2022
Summary
The first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.
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.
Bringing together thirty-five works curated from her many columns, features, essays and op-eds for the likes of the S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008458621 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008458626 |
| Author: | Lionel Shriver |
| Publisher: | Harpercollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | The Borough Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 21 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 138mm x 215mm |
Critics Review
‘This trenchant, unrepentant collection reminds you that she’s a brilliant writer… Order a copy in case she’s cancelled by Christmas’ THE TIMES (Book of the Year)
This trenchant, unrepentant collection reminds you that she’s a brilliant writer on writing’ THE TIMES
‘Abominations is a refreshing mix of the personal and the political. Shriver’s essays beat with deliciously, dangerous opinions, but the cadence is catchingly humane. The world and my mind feel a little bigger and a little clearer’ Laura Dodsworth
‘Provocative, funny, original and pithy’ THE TIMES
‘Testament to the fierce intelligence of a writer who wants us to think more, probe more, challenge more — and who also makes it fun’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘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, OBSERVER
‘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’ THE TIMES
Lionel Shriver
LIONEL SHRIVER’S novels include the National Book Award finalist So Much for That, the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World, and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian and the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and many other publications. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.
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