Scaachi Koul

One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (eBook, ePUB)

Essays

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

One of NPR's Best Books of the Year

A DEBUT COLLECTION OF FIERCE, FUNNY ESSAYS ABOUT GROWING UP THE DAUGHTER OF INDIAN IMMIGRANTS IN WESTERN CULTURE, ADDRESSING SEXISM, STEREOTYPES, AND THE UNIVERSAL MISERIES OF LIFE

In One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, Scaachi Koul deploys her razor-sharp humor to share all the fears, outrages, and mortifying moments of her life. She learned from an early age what made her miserable, and for Scaachi anything can be cause for despair. Whether it's a shopping trip gone awry; enduring awkward conversations with her bikini waxer; overcoming her fear of flying while vacationing halfway around the world; dealing with Internet trolls, or navigating the fears and anxieties of her parents. Alongside these personal stories are pointed observations about life as a woman of color: where every aspect of her appearance is open for critique, derision, or outright scorn; where strict gender rules bind in both Western and Indian cultures, leaving little room for a woman not solely focused on marriage and children to have a career (and a life) for herself.

With a sharp eye and biting wit, incomparable rising star and cultural observer Scaachi Koul offers a hilarious, scathing, and honest look at modern life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Picador
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781250121073
• Artikelnr.: 47312643

Autorenporträt

Scaachi Koul was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and is a culture writer for BuzzFeed. Her writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, The Hairpin, The Globe and Mail, and Jezebel. One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter is her first book. She lives in Toronto.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS Inheritance Tax
1 Size Me Up
33 Fair and Lovely
53 Aus
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77 Mute
111 A Good Egg
139 Hunting Season
163 Mister Beast Man to You, Randor
175 Tawi River, Elbow River
195 Anyway
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