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Firebrands
25 Pioneering Women Writers to Ignite Your Reading Life
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A beautifully produced alternative female canon, inspired by the Feminize Your Canon articles Joanna Scutts originally wrote for the Paris Review. For readers who cherished Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, Difficult Women, and The Story of Art Without Men. Landmark scholarship from an author with a...
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Firebrands
In 25 witty and vibrant biographical essays, Firebrands introduces us to a selection of brilliant and complex women writers about whom every discerning reader should know.
Stories of women who dared to be different: a beautiful volume celebrating a diverse and international selection of rebellious writers
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Description
A beautifully produced alternative female canon, inspired by the Feminize Your Canon articles Joanna Scutts originally wrote for the Paris Review.
For readers who cherished Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, Difficult Women, and The Story of Art Without Men.
Landmark scholarship from an author with a growing platform, ideally placed for features, reviews, and broadcast coverage.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780715655269
Publisher: Duckworth Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 September 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Duckworth
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Joanna Scutts is a literary critic and historian and the author of The Extra Woman and Hotbed. She has written for the New York Times, New Yorker, Guardian, TLS and Paris Review. Raised in London and educated at Cambridge, Sussex and Columbia universities, she now lives in Paris. Firebrands is her third book.
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