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Series: Object Lessons
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Sock
A funny, lyrical, illuminating book on the rich and little known history of the humble sock, its various incarnations throughout the world, and on what socks teach us about the frailty and awkwardness of the human body.
A funny, lyrical, illuminating book on the rich and little known history of the humble sock, its various incarnations throughout the world, and on what socks teach us about the frailty and awkwardness of the human body.
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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Who ponders the sock? This common object is something people tug on and take off daily with hardly a thought. Unravelling the garment’s history, construction, and use, Kim Adrian’s Sock reintroduces us to our own bodies—vulnerable, bipedal, and flawed.
Sock reminds us that extraordinary secrets live in mundane material realities and shows how this floppy, often smelly, sometimes holey piece of clothing, whether machine-made or hand-knit, can also serve as an anatomy lesson, a physics primer, a love letter, a weapon, a fetish, and a fashion statement.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
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Kim Adrian's Sock is praised for its witty and insightful examination of an everyday item, offering both tactile precision and unexpected perspectives. The book is appreciated for its erudite approach, exploring the material, social, and cultural evolution of socks, while shedding light on broader themes of humanity. Reviewers find it a delightful and engaging exploration that combines fact, humour, and charm.
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ISBN: 9781501315060
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 September 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Illustration: 3 b/w illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 118.0mm
Height: 164.0mm
Weight: 137g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Kim Adrian is the author of the memoir The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet and the editor of The Shell Game: An Anthology of “Hermit Crab” Essays. She is a Visiting Lecturer in the Nonfiction Writing Program at Brown University.
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