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(0)Natasha Lehrer
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A French memoir in the age of #metoo. A literary sensation, Vanessa Springora's Consent weaves her personal narrative of a relationship during her childhood with a famous, much older writer into a stunning and forceful indictment of the literary world that allowed sexual abuse of minors to occur unchecked"--
2) I hate men
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Women, especially feminists and lesbians, have long been accused of hating men. Our instinct is to deny it at all costs. But what if mistrusting men, disliking men - and yes, maybe even hating men - is, in fact, a useful response to sexism? What if such a response offers a way out of oppression, a means of resistance? What if it even offers a path to joy, solidarity and sisterhood? In this sparkling essay, as mischievous and provocative as it is urgent...
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Language
English
Description
"It all started with a list of paintings. There, scribbled by a cousin she hadn't seen for years, were the names of the masters whose works once belonged to her great-grandfather, Jules Strauss: Renoir, Monet, Degas, Tiepolo and more. Pauline Baer de Perignon knew little to nothing about Strauss, or about his vanished, precious art collection. But the list drove her on a frenzied trail of research in the archives of the Louvre and the Dresden museums,...
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Publisher
World Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"New York, November 3, 1954. In a few days, the immigration inspection station on Ellis Island will close its doors forever. John Mitchell, an officer of the Bureau of Immigration, is the guardian and last resident of the island. As Mitchell looks back over forty-five years as gatekeeper to America and its promise of a better life, he recalls his brief marriage to his beloved wife Liz, and is haunted by memories of a transgression involving Nella,...
Author
Publisher
New Vessel Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A sweeping epic novel infused with romance about an illustrious family that builds itself a fabulous vacation retreat on the French Riviera-a replica of an ancient Greek palace in which they seek to find perfection and beauty until being caught up in the tragedies of 20th century European history
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Great Jewish thinkers offer salient historical commentary on the roots of antisemitism and its contemporary resurgence. From medieval accusations that Jews murder Christians for their blood to the far-right conspiracy theories animating present-day political discourse, it's clear that the belief that Jews are plotting against society never dies-it just adapts to suit the times. In eight illuminating essays from brilliant Jewish writers and thinkers,...
