How To Be a Woman

图书标准信息

• 作者 Caitlin Moran 著
• 出版社 EBURY
• 出版时间 2012-03
• ISBN 9780091940744
• 定价 86.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Anewwayoflookingatfeminismfromoneofourfunniestwriters.1913-SuffragettethrowsherselfundertheKing'shorse.1969-FeministsstormMissWorld.NOW-CaitlinMoranrewritesTheFemaleEunuchfromabarstoolanddemandstoknowwhypantsaregettingsmaller.There'sneverbeenabettertimetobeawoman:wehavethevoteandthePill,andwehaven'tbeenburntaswitchessince1727.However,afewnaggingquestionsdoremain...WhyarewesupposedtogetBrazilians?ShouldyougetBotox?Domensecretlyhateus?Whatshouldyoucallyourvagina?Whydoesyourbrahurt?Andwhydoeseveryoneaskyouwhenyou'regoingtohaveababy?Partmemoir,partrant,CaitlinMorananswersthesequestionsandmoreinHowToBeaWoman-followingherfromherterrible13thbirthday('Iam13stone,havenofriends,andboysthrowgravelatmewhentheyseeme')throughadolescence,theworkplace,strip-clubs,love,fat,abortion,TopShop,motherhoodandbeyond.

【作者简介】

CaitlinMoranhadliterallynofriendsin1990,andsohadplentyoftimetowriteherfirstnovel,TheChroniclesofNarmo,attheageoffifteen.Atsixteenshejoinedmusicweekly,MelodyMaker,andateighteenbrieflypresentedthepopshow'NakedCity'onChannel4.FollowingthisprecociousstartshethenputineighteensolidyearsasacolumnistonTheTimes-bothasaTVcriticandalsointhemost-readpartofthepaper,thesatiricalcelebritycolumn'CelebrityWatch'-winningtheBritishPressAwards'ColumnistofTheYearawardin2010andCriticandIntervieweroftheYearin2011.Theeldestofeightchildren,home-educatedinacouncilhouseinWolverhampton,Caitlinreadlotsofbooksaboutfeminism-mainlyinanattempttobeabletoprovetoherbrother,Eddie,thatshewasscientificallybetterthanhim.Caitlinisn'treallyhername.Shewaschristened'Catherine'.Butshesaw'Caitlin'inaJillyCoopernovelwhenshewas13andthoughtitlookedexciting.That'swhyshepronouncesitincorrectly:'Catlin'.Itcausestroubleforeveryone.