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In The Land of Men written by Adrienne Miller performed by Cassandra Campbell on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

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ISBN:  9781094114088
Genre - Main:  Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Memoir
Duration:  720 mins
Length:  Unabridged
Author:  Adrienne Miller
Performer 1:  Cassandra Campbell
Rarity:  Extremely Rare

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One of Vogue’s Most Anticipated Books of 2020 One of Parade’s Most Anticipated Books of 2020 One of Esquire’s 15 Best Books of the Winter One of Bitch Magazine’s 17 Memoirs Feminists Should Read in 2020 One of Maclean’s 10 Books to Watch in 2020 “The memoir I’ve been waiting for: a bold, incisive, and...

illuminating story of a woman whose devotion to language and literature comes at a hideous cost.

It’s Joanna Rakoff’s My Salinger Year updated for the age of She Said: a literary New York now long past; an intimate, fiercely realist portrait of a mythic literary figure; and now, a tender reckoning with possession, power, and what Jia Tolentino called the ‘Important, Inappropriate Literary Man.’ A poised and superbly perceptive narration of the problems of working with men, and of loving them.” (Eleanor Henderson, author of 10,000 Saints)

A fiercely personal memoir about coming of age in the male-dominated literary world of the 90s, becoming the first female literary editor of Esquire, and Miller's personal and working relationship with David Foster Wallace A naive and idealistic 22-year-old from the Midwest, Adrienne Miller got her lucky break when she was hired as an editorial assistant at GQ magazine in the mid-90s.

Even if its sensibilities were manifestly mid-century - the martinis, powerful male egos, and unquestioned authority of kings - GQ still seemed the red-hot center of the literary world. It was there that Miller began learning how to survive in a man’s world.

Three years later, she forged her own path, becoming the first woman to take on the role of literary editor of Esquire, home to the male writers who had defined manhood itself - Hemingway, Mailer, and Carver.

Up against this old world, she would soon discover that it wanted nothing to do with a "mere girl". But this was also a unique moment in history that saw the rise of a new literary movement, as exemplified by McSweeney's and the work of David Foster Wallace.

A decade older than Miller, the mercurial Wallace would become the defining voice of a generation and the fiction writer she would work with most. He was her closest friend, confidant - and antagonist.

Their intellectual and artistic exchange grew into a highly charged professional and personal relationship between the most prominent male writer of the era and a young woman still finding her voice.

This memoir - a rich, dazzling story of power, ambition, and identity - ultimately asks the question, “How does a young woman fit into this male culture and at what cost?” With great wit and deep intelligence, Miller presents an inspiring and moving portrayal of a young woman’s education in a land of men.

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