four stories, tr Kevin Blahut, illus H Vlcnovska

Hunger is as old as history itself. Indeed, it appears to be a timeless and inescapable biological condition. And yet perceptions of hunger and of the hungry have changed over time and differed from place to place. Hunger has a history, which can now be told.At the beginning of the 19th century, hunger was viewed as an unavoidable natural phenomenon or as the fault of its lazy ...(展开全部)

From the New York Times best-selling author of Bad Feminist, a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself.

From the New York Times best-selling author of Bad Feminist, a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself.

This powerful, autobiographical novel by a Nobel Prize-winning author made literary history when it was first published in 1890. A modern classic about a penniless, unemployed young writer, the book paints an unforgettable portrait of a man driven to the edge of self-destruction by forces beyond his control.

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Originally published in 1890, this classic of modern literature follows an impoverished Norwegian writer through the streets of Christiania (now Olso) as he struggles on the edge of starvation. Existing on what little money he makes from selling the occasional article to the local paper, and down to pawning the clothes on his back, the...(展开全部)

Contemptuous of contemporary novels and what he saw as stereotypical plots and empty characters, Knut Hamsun embarked on "an attempt to describe the strange, peculiar life of the mind, the mysteries of the nerves in a starving body". First published in Norway in 1890, Hunger probes into the depths of consciousness with frightening and gripping power. Like the works of Dostoyevs...(展开全部)

From a leader of feminist punk music at the dawn of the riot-grrrl era, a candid and deeply personal look at life in rock and roll. Before Carrie Brownstein codeveloped and starred in the wildly popular TV comedy Portlandia, she was already an icon to young women for her role as a musician in the feminist punk band Sleater-Kinney. The band was a key part of the early riot- grrr...(展开全部)

At their best, art galleries and exhibitions are able to open viewer’s senses and create a feeling of ambiance, curiosity, and even sacred space. Artist Exhibition examines the display, presentation and promotion of artist’s works around the world. By sharing works on and off the gallery walls, their transformation from sketch to object d’art through innovative framing, lightin...(展开全部)

At their best, art galleries and exhibitions are able to open viewer’s senses and create a feeling of ambiance, curiosity, and even sacred space. Artist Exhibition examines the display, presentation and promotion of artist’s works around the world. By sharing works on and off the gallery walls, their transformation from sketch to object d’art through innovative framing, lightin...(展开全部)