Abominations

Resumen del libro

The first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time. 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) 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 Testament to the fierce intelligence of a writer who wants us to think more, probe more, challenge more and who also makes it fun' THE SUNDAY TIMES 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many columns, features, essays and op-eds for the likes of the Spectator and Guardian, speeches and reviews, and some unpublished pieces, Abominations reveals Shriver at her most iconoclastic and personal.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.

Though some of the more divisive essays in Abominations have brought hell and damnation down on my head,' as she cheerfully explains, she also offers insights on her novels and explores the perks and pitfalls of becoming a successful artist. Readers will find plenty to challenge them here, but they may also find many nuanced and considered insights with which they agree. Abominations was a Times Book of the Year in the Literature category on 26.11.2022

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;strong Lionel Shriver x{0026}lt;/strong (Gastonia, Carolina del Norte, 1957) es periodista y escritora. En 2005, con varias novelas en su haber, recibió el prestigioso Women's Prize for Fiction por x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Tenemos que hablar de Kevinx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , un superventas que la consagró definitivamente en el panorama literario internacional: Pocas veces un libro ha explorado con tal sutileza y complejidad esa tenebrosa sustancia que une a una madre y a su hijo (Véronique Rossignol, x{0026}lt;em Livres Hebdox{0026}lt;/em ). Además de esta, Anagrama ha publicado sus siguientes novelas: x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El mundo despuésx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em del cumpleañosx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong : Compleja y atrevida, la inteligente meditación de Shriver fascinará a cualquiera que se haya preguntado alguna vez qué habría pasado si hubiera seguido, o ignorado, uno de esos impulsos que cambian la vida (Francine Prose, x{0026}lt;em Peoplex{0026}lt;/em ); x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Todo esto para quéx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong : Lionel Shriver no escribe, construye bombas (Laura Fernández, x{0026}lt;em El Mundox{0026}lt;/em ); x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Big Brotherx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong : La lucidez de Lionel Shriver nos da siempre un merecido y a ratos hilarante bofetón. Nos mantiene despiertos (Marta Sanz, x{0026}lt;em El Confidencialx{0026}lt;/em ); x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Los Mandiblex{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong : La autoconsciente brillantez de sus diálogos y el satírico aliento de su prosa se conjuran, como en las mejores novelas de Jonathan Franzen o Jeffrey Eugenides, a favor de sus personajes, que siempre resultan cercanos (Sergi Sánchez, x{0026}lt;em El Periódicox{0026}lt;/em ); x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Propiedadx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em privadax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong : Shriver en la cúspide de su talento (x{0026}lt;em Financialx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;em Timesx{0026}lt;/em ), y x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El movimiento del cuerpo a través delx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em espaciox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong : Un bilioso retrato de los adictos al fitnessx{0026} x02026; Pocos autores pueden ser tan entretenidamente problemáticos como Shriver (Alfred Hickling, x{0026}lt;em The Guardianx{0026}lt;/em ).x{0026}lt;/p