Rebecca Solnit's essay 'Men Explain Things to Me' has become a touchstone of the feminist movement, inspired the term 'mansplaining', and established Solnit as one of the leading feminist thinkers of our time - one who has inspired...

A stimulating exploration of wandering, being lost, and the uses of the unknown from the author of Recollections of My NonexistenceWritten as a series of autobiographical essays, A Field Guide to Getting Lost draws on emblematic moments...

A landmark essay that went viral, inspired the word "mansplaining,” and prompted fierce arguments. von Solnit, Rebecca

From the author of the memoir Recollections of My Nonexistence, a personal, lyrical narrative about storytelling and empathy - a fitting companion to Solnit's A Field Guide to Getting Lost A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle...

"At the same time that [Solnit] describes her forays into her past, she invites us to connect pieces of her story to our own, as a measure of how far we've come and how far we have left to go." -Jenny Odell, The New York Times Book...

The Faraway Nearby von Solnit, Rebecca

Rebecca Solnit reimagines a classic fairytale with a fresh, feminist Cinderella and new plot twists that will inspire young readers to change the world. von Solnit, Rebecca

Wanderlust von Solnit, Rebecca

A passionate, thought provoking exploration of walking as a political and cultural activity, from the author of the memoir Recollections of My NonexistenceDrawing together many histories--of anatomical evolution and city design, of...

In "Orwell's Roses", untersucht die Autorin Rebecca Solnit das Leben des berühmten Schriftstellers George Orwell aus einer ungewöhnlichen Perspektive - seiner Liebe zur Natur und insbesondere zu Rosen. Sie argumentiert, dass diese...

Wie sich die eigene Stimme finden lässt, wenn die Gesellschaft Schweigen befiehltMit diesem Buch steigt Rebecca Solnit endgültig aufs Podest zu Joan Didion und Susan Sontag: Ihre Geschichte ist die Geschichte einer jungen Frau, die ihre...

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography "An exhilarating romp through Orwell's life and times and also through the life and times of roses."...