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Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed : Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids by Meghan Daum (2016, Trade Paperback)

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One 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. 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.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPicador

ISBN-101250081645

ISBN-139781250081643

eBay Product ID (ePID)211801694

Product Key Features

Book TitleSelfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed : Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicParenting / General, Infertility, Essays

Publication Year2016

GenreFamily & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Social Science, Literary Collections

AuthorMeghan Daum

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-017558

Dewey Edition23

Reviews[A] searing collection... The child-burdened should come away from this engaging collection with a rich sense of what they have missed.-Katie Roiphe The Washington Post "A round of applause to Meghan Daum for putting this book together... .Entertaining and heartfelt."- The Boston Globe, "[A] searing collection . . . The child-burdened should come away from this engaging collection with a rich sense of what they have missed."--Katie Roiphe, The Washington Post "A round of applause to Meghan Daum for putting this book together. . . . Entertaining and heartfelt."-- The Boston Globe "The sixteen essays . . . not only dismantle the assumption of selfishness, they shed light on a stigma that's remained stubbornly pervasive. . . . Hugely significant."-- The Atlantic "A triumph of honesty and sincerity. I imagine returning again and again to its many smart and caring voices." --Hannah Pittard, author of Reunion and The Fates Will Find Their Way

Dewey Decimal306.874

Table Of ContentCONTENTS 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 You'd 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

SynopsisSixteen literary luminaries on the controversial subject of being childless by choice, in this critically acclaimed, bestselling anthology One 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.

LC Classification NumberHQ755.8.S4428 2016