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The Mother of All Questions

Further Feminisms
By Rebecca Solnit
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In The Mother of All Questions, Rebecca Solnit delves into themes of feminism, silence, and societal expectations through a collection of insightful essays. The book challenges traditional narratives surrounding womanhood and power, employing wit and wisdom to encourage important conversations about gender equality and the various ways silence is enforced and broken. Solnit's thought-provoking prose invites readers to reconsider how questions are asked and answered in cultural contexts.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy thought-provoking essays that explore topics like feminism, silence, and societal narratives. It offers insightful commentary on contemporary social dynamics and challenges the status quo, making it perfect for readers interested in philosophy and psychology intertwined with cultural critique.

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The Mother of All Questions

A new collection of 'further feminisms' - searing, smart and provocative essays from one of the most important public intellectuals writing today.

One of the most important public intellectuals writing today explains how 'feminism is for everyone'

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Following on from the success of Men Explain Things to Me comes a new collection of essays in which Rebecca Solnit opens up a feminism for all of us: one that doesn't stigmatise women's lives, whether they include spouses and children or not.

Solnit brings empathy to the silences in men's lives as well as the silencing of women's lives, celebrating the ways feminism has shifted in recent years to reclaim rape jokes, revise canons, and rethink our everyday lives.

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The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit is praised as a powerful and provocative collection of essays on feminism, examining issues beyond gender to address broader power dynamics. Celebrated for her elegant prose and insightful analysis, Solnit is recognised as a key voice in the modern feminist movement, with a writing style that combines grit and grace. Her work is described as both a dismantling of patriarchal narratives and a hopeful call for empathy and action towards a more humane world.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783783557

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 August 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 268g

Pages: 176

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Rebecca Solnit

About the Author

Rebecca Solnit is author of, among other books, Men Explain Things To Me, Wanderlust, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, the NBCC award-winning River of Shadows and A Paradise Built in Hell. A contributing editor to Harper's, she writes regularly for the London Review of Books and the Los Angeles Times. She lives in San Francisco.

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