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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice We all relish a good scandal. Why do people feel compelled to act out their tangled psychodramas on the national stage, and why do we so enjoy watching them? The motifs are classic--revenge, betrayal, ambition, madness--though the pitfalls are ones we all negotiate daily. After all, every one of us is a potential scandal in the making: failed self-knowledge and colossal self-deception--the necessary ingredients--are our collective plight. How to Beco…
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- Author: Laura Kipnis
- Publisher: Picador USA
- ISBN-10: 0312610572
- ISBN-13: 9780312610579
- Format: 13.7 x 21.3 x 2 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
We all relish a good scandal. Why do people feel compelled to act out their tangled psychodramas on the national stage, and why do we so enjoy watching them? The motifs are classic--revenge, betrayal, ambition, madness--though the pitfalls are ones we all negotiate daily. After all, every one of us is a potential scandal in the making: failed self-knowledge and colossal self-deception--the necessary ingredients--are our collective plight. How to Become a Scandal is an extremely smart, funny, acid, and beautifully written meditation on a scary truth that we all try desperately to ignore (David Shields, author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto).
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- Author: Laura Kipnis
- Publisher: Picador USA
- ISBN-10: 0312610572
- ISBN-13: 9780312610579
- Format: 13.7 x 21.3 x 2 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
We all relish a good scandal. Why do people feel compelled to act out their tangled psychodramas on the national stage, and why do we so enjoy watching them? The motifs are classic--revenge, betrayal, ambition, madness--though the pitfalls are ones we all negotiate daily. After all, every one of us is a potential scandal in the making: failed self-knowledge and colossal self-deception--the necessary ingredients--are our collective plight. How to Become a Scandal is an extremely smart, funny, acid, and beautifully written meditation on a scary truth that we all try desperately to ignore (David Shields, author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto).
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