Selfie: How The West Became Self-Obsessed Paperback English by Will Storr - 23 April 2018
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| Publisher | Pan MacMillan |
| ISBN 13 | 9781447283669 |
| Book Subtitle | How The West Became Self-Obsessed |
| Book Description | `Fascinating' Guardian `Brilliant' Evening Standard `Electrifying' Financial Times `So interesting I literally couldn't put it down' Sunday Times We live in the age of the individual. We are supposed to be slim, prosperous, happy, extroverted and popular. This is our culture's image of the perfect self. We see this person everywhere: in advertising, in the press, all over social media. We're told that to be this person you just have to follow your dreams, that our potential is limitless, that we are the source of our own success. But this model of the perfect self can be extremely dangerous. People are suffering under the torture of this impossible fantasy. Unprecedented social pressure is leading to increases in depression and suicide. Where does this ideal come from? Why is it so powerful? Is there any way to break its spell? To answer these questions, Selfie by Will Storr takes us from the shores of Ancient Greece, through the Christian Middle Ages, to the self-esteem evangelists of 1980s California, the rise of narcissism and the selfie generation, and right up to the era of hyper-individualistic neoliberalism in which we live now. It tells the extraordinary story of the person we all know so intimately - our self. As featured on Russell Brand's Under The Skin podcast. |
| About the Author | Will Storr is a longform journalist and novelist. His features have appeared in various publications, including the Guardian, Sunday Times, Observer, Esquire, New Yorker and the Sydney Morning Herald. He is a contributing editor at Esquire magazine. He has been named New Journalist of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year, and has won a National Press Club award for excellence. In 2012, he was presented with the One World Press award and the Amnesty International award for his work for the Observer on sexual violence against men. In 2013, his BBC radio series `An Unspeakable Act' won the AIB award for best investigative documentary. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Will Storr |
| Publication Date | 23 April 2018 |
| Number of Pages | 368 |
Selfie: How The West Became Self-Obsessed Paperback English by Will Storr - 23 April 2018
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