Sock: Object Lessons - Brossura

Adrian, Kim

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1501315064 ISBN 13: 9781501315060

Casa editrice: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017

Riassunto

A funny, lyrical, illuminating book on the rich and little known history of the humble sock, its various incarnations throughout the world, and on what socks teach us about the frailty and awkwardness of the human body.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Kim Adrian is an award-winning writer based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Her work has appeared in Tin House, Agni, the Gettysburg Review, Crazyhorse, the New England Review, and elsewhere. She has been the recipient of a P.E.N. New England Discover Award, and Artist's Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, three Pushcart Prize nominations, and a scholarship to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Her most recent book is The 27th Letter of the Alphabet.

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Homely, ubiquitous, simple: the sock is such an everyday part of our lives, we tend to overlook its importance-unless there's a problem. Without socks, our feet are vulnerable to cold, infection, and discomfort. Put on a pair that's too thin, too thick, too itchy, holey, or damp and suddenly socks are maddeningly preoccupying. At their most basic, socks are an important technology of adaptation, without which human beings would not have migrated to many of the colder regions of the planet. Sometimes functional, sometimes fashionable, sometimes government issued, and often silly looking, the humble sock can be said to complete the human foot.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1501315064
• ISBN 13: 9781501315060
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 144
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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