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In Mid-Air (häftad, eng)
''Engaging, witty, thoughtful, clever, casual, ebullient, erudite and thoroughly modern'' Spectator
''A dazzli...
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''Engaging, witty, thoughtful, clever, casual, ebullient, erudite and thoroughly modern'' Spectator
''A dazzling talent - hilarious, winning and deft'' Malcolm Gladwell
In Mid-Air is a collection of short essays by the acclaimed writer and speaker, Adam GopnikKnown for his ability to perceive ''the whole world in a grain of sand'', he uses this format to take a dizzying range of subjects and intricately explore their meaning to our lives - as people, as citizens and as families.
From how he works so that his daughter can have holes in her clothes, to why appropriation is more empowering than oppressing; from French sex to binge-watching TV, from the secret of a happy marriage to why we should mention the war - each topic is illuminated by his erudition and wit
As in their original form on the radio, Gopnik''s essays - each one a pleasure garden of wry confessions, self-deprecating asides, wordplay and striking insights - feel like the most intimate of conversations between writer and reader; yet at the same time they capture a public forum of pithy debate and tender persuasionAbove all, In Mid-Air initiates a sense of wonder in the ordinary that yearns to be shared.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 368 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Quercus Publishing |
Utgivningsdatum | 2019-10-03 |
ISBN | 9781786489241 |
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- Häftad, 368, Engelska, Quercus Publishing, 2019-10-03, 9781786489241
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 368
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Quercus Publishing
- Utgivningsdatum 2019-10-03
- ISBN 9781786489241