The Contradictions
Title | The Contradictions PDF eBook |
Author | Sophie Yanow |
Publisher | Drawn & Quarterly |
Total Pages | 206 |
Release | 2021-04-14 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1770465111 |
Sophie is young and queer and into feminist theory. She decides to study abroad, choosing Paris for no firm reason beyond liking French comics. Feeling a bit lonely and out of place, she’s desperate for community and a sense of belonging. She stumbles into what/who she’s looking for when she meets Zena. An anarchist student-activist committed to veganism and shoplifting, Zena offers Sophie a whole new political ideology that feels electric. Enamored—of Zena, of the idea of living more righteously—Sophie finds herself swept up in a whirlwind friendship that blows her even further from her rural California roots as they embark on a disastrous hitchhiking trip to Amsterdam and Berlin, full of couch surfing, drug tripping, and radical book fairs. Capturing that time in your life where you’re meeting new people and learning about the world—when everything feels vital and urgent—The Contradictions is Sophie Yanow’s fictionalized coming-of-age story. Sophie’s attempts at ideological purity are challenged time and again, putting into question the plausibility of a life of dogma in a world filled with contradictions. Keenly observed, frank, and very funny, The Contradictions speaks to a specific reality while also being incredibly relatable, reminding us that we are all imperfect people in an imperfect world.
Contradictions
Title | Contradictions PDF eBook |
Author | Kwi-ja Yang |
Publisher | Cornell East Asia Series |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Fiction |
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Yang Gui-ja is one of Korea's major literary figures of the last generation, with a succession of literary prizes and best-sellers to her credit. Her most representative early work, the 1987 Wonmi-dong saramdeul, is available in English as A Distant and Beautiful Place. In the 1990s her writing took an increasingly personal turn with a series of popular works including Contradictions (Mosun), South Korea's best-selling novel in 1998. Contradictions is a coming-of-age tale that explores the paradoxes and contradictions of the human condition and delves into the meaning of personal happiness. The book opens with a moment of epiphany as the main character An Jin-jin awakens to the realization that her entire energy must be devoted to her own life. She struggles over whom to marry with an awareness of consequences gleaned from seeing the divergence in the lives of twin sisters--her mother and her aunt. A host of binary oppositions is also presented in the lives of the men around her: a wannabe gang boss brother, an Ivy League cousin, an alcoholic schizophrenic father, a steadfast but rigid uncle, and her two suitors. Yang skillfully develops these characters in increasingly complex threads as the novel unfolds in a series of surprises.
Contradictions in the Design
Title | Contradictions in the Design PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Olzmann |
Publisher | Alice James Books |
Total Pages | 101 |
Release | 2016-10-10 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 1938584406 |
These political poems employ humor to challenge the cultural norms of American society, focusing primarily on racism, social injustices and inequality. Simultaneously, the poems take on a deeper, personal level as it carefully deconstructs identity and the human experience, piecing them together with unflinching logic and wit. Olzmann takes readers on a surreal exploration of discovery and self-evaluation.
Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions
Title | Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Ham |
Publisher | New Leaf Publishing Group |
Total Pages | 143 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0890516006 |
A bold defense of the accuracy of scripture! Ken Ham leads a powerful team of contributors in providing core truths to refute claims regarding biblical inaccuracies.
Either Limits Or Contradictions
Title | Either Limits Or Contradictions PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017-04-11 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 9781942084341 |
Either Limits Or Contradictions is a photo book about the pace of life, death and time passing by Nick Meyer.
Man of Contradictions: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special
Title | Man of Contradictions: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special PDF eBook |
Author | Ben Bland |
Publisher | Penguin Group Australia |
Total Pages | 117 |
Release | 2020-09-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1760145211 |
From a riverside shack to the presidential palace, Joko Widodo surged to the top of Indonesian politics on a wave of hope for change. However, six years into his presidency, the former furniture maker is struggling to deliver the reforms that Indonesia desperately needs. Despite promising to build Indonesia into an Asian powerhouse, Jokowi, as he is known, has faltered in the face of crises, from COVID-19 to an Islamist mass movement. Man of Contradictions, the first English-language biography of Jokowi, argues that the president embodies the fundamental contradictions of modern Indonesia. He is caught between democracy and authoritarianism, openness and protectionism, Islam and pluralism. Jokowi’s incredible story shows what is possible in Indonesia – and it also shows the limits.
The Justice of Contradictions
Title | The Justice of Contradictions PDF eBook |
Author | Richard L. Hasen |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Total Pages | 245 |
Release | 2018-03-20 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0300228643 |
An eye-opening look at the influential Supreme Court justice who disrupted American jurisprudence in order to delegitimize opponents and establish a conservative legal order