Sloth is a parody of every self-improvement book: instead of providing a manual to a more active and productive lifestyle, Wasserstein offers tips, encouragement and advice toward a successful life of sloth.
Wendy Wasserstein Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Wendy Wasserstein was een gevierde Amerikaanse toneelschrijfster, wier werk zich vaak richtte op de levens en ervaringen van moderne vrouwen. Haar toneelstukken verkenden regelmatig thema's als identiteit, ambitie en maatschappelijke verwachtingen met humor en empathie. Wasserstein ving meesterlijk de complexiteit van menselijke relaties en de zoektocht naar betekenis in het hedendaagse leven.
The Future Dictionary of America
- 400bladzijden
- 14 uur lezen
Imagine what a dictionary might look like about thirty years hence, when all of the world's problems are solved and our current dictionaries are a distant memory. Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss have lined up an incredible array of writers to bring you that futuristic dictionary and a vision of the world as it might be. Think of it as a dictionary of language for describing what the future could look like a dictionary that is both useful and romantic, hopeful and necessary, pragmatic and idealistic, and frequently funny. This is science fiction but with a difference.
In this delicious book of essays, Wendy Wasserstein perfects the urbane, wacky and compassionate sensibility that informed plays like her Pulitzer Prize-winning The Heidi Chronicles