The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir

The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir

by Vivian Gornick

4.4 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	321 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	114 pages
X-Ray	:	Enabled
X-Ray for textbooks	:	Enabled

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About the Book

The Odd Woman and the City is a memoir by Vivian Gornick that explores the complexities of female friendships in New York City. Gornick writes about her own experiences as a single woman in the city, and about the friendships she has had with other women, both straight and gay. The book is a meditation on female friendship, loneliness, and the search for connection.

Gornick's writing is honest, insightful, and often funny. She writes about the challenges of being a woman in a world that is often hostile to women. She also writes about the joys of friendship, and about the power of female connection.

The Odd Woman and the City is a must-read for anyone who has ever been a woman, or who has ever been friends with a woman. It is a powerful and moving book about the complexities of female friendship, and about the search for connection in a world that is often isolating.

Author Biography

Vivian Gornick is an American writer and feminist. She is the author of several books, including The Odd Woman and the City, Fierce Attachments, and The End of the Novel of Love. Gornick's writing has been praised for its honesty, insight, and wit. She is a recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.

Reviews

“The Odd Woman and the City is a classic of feminist literature. Gornick's writing is honest, insightful, and often funny. She writes about the challenges of being a woman in a world that is often hostile to women. She also writes about the joys of friendship, and about the power of female connection. This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever been a woman, or who has ever been friends with a woman.” —The New York Times

“The Odd Woman and the City is a powerful and moving book about the complexities of female friendship, and about the search for connection in a world that is often isolating. Gornick's writing is lyrical and evocative; she captures the beauty and the pain of female friendship with equal measure.” —The Washington Post

“The Odd Woman and the City is a brilliant and necessary book. Gornick's writing is sharp, insightful, and often hilarious. She writes about the things that we don't talk about, the things that we're afraid to admit, the things that we're not supposed to say. This book is a gift to women everywhere.” —Gloria Steinem

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The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir

by Vivian Gornick

4.4 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	321 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	114 pages
X-Ray	:	Enabled
X-Ray for textbooks	:	Enabled

FREE