An subversive, celebratory essay about Sylvia Plath, Taylor Swift, and liberated female ambition from the popular author of Bluets and The Argonauts.
In The Slicks, Maggie Nelson positions the famous pop star Taylor Swift and feminist icon Sylvia Plath as twin hosts of female desire for hard work and expression – and as twin targets of the ancient desire of the patriarchal system to belittle, humiliate, and demonize this productive and personal expression.
An intense and revolutionary blend of popular culture and literary criticism, The Slicks is an inspired and unexpected appreciation of two iconic female artists from one of the most respected and influential critics of her generation.
SAMPLE FOR MAGGIE NELSON:
'Her words come from a great distance and strike incredibly close' - Anne Enright
'Among the most sharp and flexible thinkers of her generation' - Olivia Laing
'Always wonderful' - Geoff Dyer
'One of the most unique voices in non-fiction writing: investigative, political, lyrically brilliant, compassionate' - Sinéad Gleeson
Pages: 80,
Dimensions: 11.1x11.1cm
