Humiliation (Big Ideas//Small Books)

by Wayne Koestenbaum

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The lives of people both famous and obscure are filled with moments when their dirty laundry sees daylight. At such times we witness the reversibility of success, of prominence, but also come to terms viscerally with our own most vulnerable selves. We cannot stop watching the scene of shame, identifying with it, absorbing its nearness, relishing our immunity, even as we acknowledge the universality of the human stain, the uneasy predicament of living in our own bodies -
  • ISBN10 1907903461
  • ISBN13 9781907903465
  • Publish Date 6 June 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Notting Hill Editions
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English