: Kathleen Hale
: Kathleen Hale Is a Crazy Stalker Six Essays
: Grove Atlantic
: 9780802146915
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: CHF 6.30
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: Essays, Feuilleton, Literaturkritik, Interviews
: English
In this provocative essay collection, the author"e,leans into her roles as both victim and predator [with] prose that's casual and cool and often funny"e, (The New York Times).In six wide-ranging essays, Kathleen Hale traces some of the most treacherous fault lines in modern America-from sexual assault to Internet trolling, from environmental illness to our own animal nature. From hunting wild hogs in Florida to a standoff with an anonymous blogger, Hale takes no prisoners and fears no subject."e,First I Got Pregnant. Then I Decided to Kill the Mountain Lion"e, recounts the month Hale spent tracking a wild cat in the Hollywood Hills while pregnant."e,Prey"e, tells the troubling story of her sexual assault as a freshman in college. Through these and other essays, Hale wields razor-sharp wit, deep empathy, and daring honesty, even in detailing some of the most difficult moments of her life.