{"product_id":"the-unspeakable-and-other-subjects-of-discussion-paperback","title":"The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeghan Daum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of the personal essay candidly explores love, death, and the counterfeit rituals of American life in this \"brave, funny compendium\" (\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly fifteen years after her debut collection, \u003ci\u003eMy Misspent Youth, \u003c\/i\u003ecaptured the ambitions and anxieties of a generation, Meghan Daum returns to the personal essay with \u003ci\u003eThe Unspeakable, \u003c\/i\u003e a powerful collection of ten new works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere her previous collection explores what it is to be a struggling twenty-something urban dweller with an overdrawn bank account and oversized ambition, \u003ci\u003eThe Unspeakable \u003c\/i\u003econtends with parental death, the decision not to have children, and more-a new set of challenges tackled by a writer at her best, investigated in the same uncompromising voice that made Daum one of the most engaging thinkers writing today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Unspeakable, \u003c\/i\u003eDaum pushes back against the false sentimentality and shrink-wrapped platitudes that surround so much of the contemporary American experience. But Daum also operates in a comic register. With perfect precision, she reveals the absurdities of the New Age search for the \"Best Possible Experience,\" champions the merits of cream-of-mushroom-soup casserole, and gleefully recounts a quintessential \"only-in-L.A.\" story of playing charades at a famous person's home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining the piercing insight of Joan Didion with humor reminiscent of Nora Ephron's, Daum dissects our culture's most dangerous illusions while retaining her own joy and compassion. Through it all, she dramatizes the search for an authentic self in a world where achieving an identity is never simple and never complete.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeghan Daum\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the essay collection \u003ci\u003eThe Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the editor of the anthology \u003ci\u003eSelfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids. \u003c\/i\u003eHer other books include the essay collection \u003ci\u003eMy Misspent Youth\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Life Report\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLife Would Be Perfect If I Lived In That House\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir. Since 2005, Meghan has been an opinion columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, writing on political, cultural, and social affairs. She has contributed to public radio's Morning Edition, Marketplace, and This American Life, and has written for numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327559569645,"sku":"9781250074928","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/gGdH_10ws_9781250074928.webp?v=1784880443","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/the-unspeakable-and-other-subjects-of-discussion-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}