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Famesick
‘A reminder of how brilliant she can be’ THE TIMES ‘There is so much wisdom and recognition in this book. Dunham is so intimate and candid that on subjects like love, self-worth, burnout and the pursuit of perfection, you feel she is writing only for you’ I NEWS ‘Dunham is able to write about the painful parts of life in a way that feels both intimate and universal' GUARDIAN ‘On page and on screen, few people are willing to be as human as Lena Dunham’ OBSERVER ‘In its portrayal of the ecstasy, heartbreak and sheer thrill of what it is to be young and lost, Famesick reaffirms Dunham’s status as a generational voice’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Famesick is an ideal celebrity memoir with the added bonus of being written by someone who can actually write. But it’s also a shocking and funny read, clear-eyed and contextualized, a testament to what made her so interesting in the first place and why her work has always been so compelling’ SLATE ‘An earnest, exposing book; Its quick hits of wit are like sniffs from an oxygen mask’ NEW YORK TIMES ‘This memoir is an astonishing tour de force, blending Dunham’s characteristic self-revelation with her compellingly quirky voice’ IRISH SUNDAY INDEPENDENT ‘Typically exposing, brilliantly written, and so eloquently lays out what it means to have a chronic illness in a world that values ambition and productivity above all else’ VOGUE ‘The true value of Famesick is its insight into those people who really do live through their work. It is a rare analysis of the process of making art, and its neurotic effect on the nervous system when there is such a fine line between fiction and truth’ NEW STATESMAN ‘A compelling ride… she shows a courage that’s hard to look away from’ STYLIST ‘Famesick is gossipy and splashy, like all good celebrity memoirs, but contains an authenticity of emotion you won’t get from an A-Lister’s ghost-written tome. I couldn’t put it down’ ELLE UK
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Famesick
‘A reminder of how brilliant she can be’ THE TIMES ‘There is so much wisdom and recognition in this book. Dunham is so intimate and candid that on subjects like love, self-worth, burnout and the pursuit of perfection, you feel she is writing only for you’ I NEWS ‘Dunham is able to write about the painful parts of life in a way that feels both intimate and universal' GUARDIAN ‘On page and on screen, few people are willing to be as human as Lena Dunham’ OBSERVER ‘In its portrayal of the ecstasy, heartbreak and sheer thrill of what it is to be young and lost, Famesick reaffirms Dunham’s status as a generational voice’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Famesick is an ideal celebrity memoir with the added bonus of being written by someone who can actually write. But it’s also a shocking and funny read, clear-eyed and contextualized, a testament to what made her so interesting in the first place and why her work has always been so compelling’ SLATE ‘An earnest, exposing book; Its quick hits of wit are like sniffs from an oxygen mask’ NEW YORK TIMES ‘This memoir is an astonishing tour de force, blending Dunham’s characteristic self-revelation with her compellingly quirky voice’ IRISH SUNDAY INDEPENDENT ‘Typically exposing, brilliantly written, and so eloquently lays out what it means to have a chronic illness in a world that values ambition and productivity above all else’ VOGUE ‘The true value of Famesick is its insight into those people who really do live through their work. It is a rare analysis of the process of making art, and its neurotic effect on the nervous system when there is such a fine line between fiction and truth’ NEW STATESMAN ‘A compelling ride… she shows a courage that’s hard to look away from’ STYLIST ‘Famesick is gossipy and splashy, like all good celebrity memoirs, but contains an authenticity of emotion you won’t get from an A-Lister’s ghost-written tome. I couldn’t put it down’ ELLE UK
€ 26,50 -
Not That Kind of Girl
A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned”For readers of Nora Ephron, Tina Fey, and David Sedaris, this hilarious, poignant, and extremely frank collection of personal essays confirms Lena Dunham – the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO’s ‘Girls’ – as one of the brightest and most original writers working today.
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Not That Kind of Girl
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Includes two new essays!NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, AND LIBRARY JOURNALFor readers of Nora Ephron, Tina Fey, and David Sedaris, this hilarious, wise, and fiercely candid collection of personal essays establishes Lena Dunham-the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls-as one of the most original young talents writing today. In Not That Kind of Girl, Dunham illuminates the experiences that are part of making one's way in the world: falling in love, feeling alone, being ten pounds overweight despite eating only health food, having to prove yourself in a room full of men twice your age, finding true love, and most of all, having the guts to believe that your story is one that deserves to be told. "Take My Virginity (No Really, Take It)" is the account of Dunham's first time, and how her expectations of sex didn't quite live up to the actual event ("No floodgate had been opened, no vault of true womanhood unlocked"); "Girls & Jerks" explores her former attraction to less-than-nice guys-guys who had perfected the "dynamic of disrespect" she found so intriguing; "Is This Even Real?" is a meditation on her lifelong obsession with death and dying-what she calls her "genetically predestined morbidity." And in "I Didn't F*** Them, but They Yelled at Me," she imagines the tell-all she will write when she is eighty and past caring, able to reflect honestly on the sexism and condescension she has encountered in Hollywood, where women are "treated like the paper thingies that protect glasses in hotel bathrooms-necessary but infinitely disposable." Exuberant, moving, and keenly observed, Not That Kind of Girl is a series of dispatches from the frontlines of the struggle that is growing up. "I'm already predicting my future shame at thinking I had anything to offer you," Dunham writes. "But if I can take what I've learned and make one menial job easier for you, or prevent you from having the kind of sex where you feel you must keep your sneakers on in case you want to run away during the act, then every misstep of mine will have been worthwhile."Praise for Not That Kind of Girl "The gifted Ms. Dunham not only writes with observant precision, but also brings a measure of perspective, nostalgia and an older person's sort of wisdom to her portrait of her (not all that much) younger self and her world. . . . As acute and heartfelt as it is funny."-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "It's not Lena Dunham's candor that makes me gasp. Rather, it's her writing-which is full of surprises where you least expect them. A fine, subversive book."-David Sedaris "This book should be required reading for anyone who thinks they understand the experience of being a young woman in our culture. I thought I knew the author rather well, and I found many (not altogether welcome) surprises."-Carroll Dunham "Witty, illuminating, maddening, bracingly bleak . . . [Dunham] is a genuine artist, and a disturber of the order."-The Atlantic
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Not That Kind of Girl
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMESNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, AND LIBRARY JOURNALFor readers of Nora Ephron, Tina Fey, and David Sedaris, this hilarious, wise, and fiercely candid collection of personal essays establishes Lena Dunham-the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls-as one of the most original young talents writing today. In Not That Kind of Girl, Dunham illuminates the experiences that are part of making one's way in the world: falling in love, feeling alone, being ten pounds overweight despite eating only health food, having to prove yourself in a room full of men twice your age, finding true love, and most of all, having the guts to believe that your story is one that deserves to be told. "Take My Virginity (No Really, Take It)" is the account of Dunham's first time, and how her expectations of sex didn't quite live up to the actual event ("No floodgate had been opened, no vault of true womanhood unlocked"); "Girls & Jerks" explores her former attraction to less-than-nice guys-guys who had perfected the "dynamic of disrespect" she found so intriguing; "Is This Even Real?" is a meditation on her lifelong obsession with death and dying-what she calls her "genetically predestined morbidity." And in "I Didn't F*** Them, but They Yelled at Me," she imagines the tell-all she will write when she is eighty and past caring, able to reflect honestly on the sexism and condescension she has encountered in Hollywood, where women are "treated like the paper thingies that protect glasses in hotel bathrooms-necessary but infinitely disposable." Exuberant, moving, and keenly observed, Not That Kind of Girl is a series of dispatches from the frontlines of the struggle that is growing up. "I'm already predicting my future shame at thinking I had anything to offer you," Dunham writes. "But if I can take what I've learned and make one menial job easier for you, or prevent you from having the kind of sex where you feel you must keep your sneakers on in case you want to run away during the act, then every misstep of mine will have been worthwhile."Praise for Not That Kind of Girl "The gifted Ms. Dunham not only writes with observant precision, but also brings a measure of perspective, nostalgia and an older person's sort of wisdom to her portrait of her (not all that much) younger self and her world. . . . As acute and heartfelt as it is funny."-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "It's not Lena Dunham's candor that makes me gasp. Rather, it's her writing-which is full of surprises where you least expect them. A fine, subversive book."-David Sedaris "This book should be required reading for anyone who thinks they understand the experience of being a young woman in our culture. I thought I knew the author rather well, and I found many (not altogether welcome) surprises."-Carroll Dunham "Witty, illuminating, maddening, bracingly bleak . . . [Dunham] is a genuine artist, and a disturber of the order."-The Atlantic "As Dunham proves beyond a shadow of a doubt in Not That Kind of Girl, she's not remotely at risk of offering up the same old sentimental tales we've read dozens of times."-The Los Angeles Review of Books
€ 26,50