Roxane Gay Knihy

„Jedla jsem v naději, že když budu obrovská, moje tělo bude v bezpečí. Pohřbila jsem dívku, kterou jsem byla, protože té se děly nehezké věci. Ale ona tu je i nadále. Pokouším se propsat zpátky k ní a říct jí to, co potřebovala slyšet.“ Autorka s odzbrojující upřímností popisuje zkušenost s vlastním tělem, vztah k jídlu a morbidní obezitě. Klade si otázku, co to znamená naučit se starat sama o sebe, a jak uspokojit hlad fyzický, ale i psychický.

This comprehensive monograph on Mickalene Thomas explores her influential work in contemporary art over the past two decades. It highlights her unique approach to painting, collage, and installations, addressing themes of gender, race, and beauty while challenging conventional definitions. The book is a collaborative effort with the artist herself.

"In this valuable and timely anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay has collected original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are 'routinely second-guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated, besmirched, belittled, patronized, mocked, shamed, gaslit, insulted, and bullied' for speaking out. Highlighting the stories of well-known actors, writers, and experts, as well as new voices being published for the first time, Not That Bad covers a wide range of topics and experiences, from an exploration of the rape epidemic embedded in the refugee crisis to first-person accounts of child molestation and street harassment. Often deeply personal and always unflinchingly honest, this provocative collection both reflects the world we live in and offers a call to arms insisting that 'not that bad' must no longer be good enough."--Dust jacket flap

The powerful debut collection exploring the Haitian diaspora experience from New York Times-bestselling powerhouse Roxane Gay, now widely available for the first time in Grove Press paperback.

The story of Mireille Duval Jameson, a rich and self-assured Haitian woman kidnapped by a gang of heavily armed men who intend to hold her until her unwilling father pays up.

BASS 2016: This terrific and surprising collection of tales by a diverse group of writers lives up to Diaz's rah-rah (his term) rallying cry for the form... Count on them to transport you. -USA Today This year's collection brings together fine stories by famous fiction writers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Karen Russell... [while] a great deal of the magic is generated by the appearance of less familiar names... Each of these outstanding stories is, as Diaz observes, a chance to listen 'to some other lone voice struggling to be heard against the great silence.' - The National Book Review BASS 2015: New York Times Bestsellers List Oct. 25 #13 Confrontational and at times confounding, these are stories to get lost in, then gratefully chart a path homeward. - Kirkus

From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, "a strikingly fresh cultural critic" (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between. Since the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle big issues embroiling society--state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, women's rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathy--alongside more individually personalized matters: can I tell my co-worker her perfume makes me sneeze? Is it acceptable to schedule a daily 8 am meeting? In her role as a New York Times opinion section contributor and the publication's "Work Friend" columnist, she reaches millions of readers with her wise voice and sharp insights. Opinions is a collection of Roxane Gay's best nonfiction pieces from the past ten years. Covering a wide range of topics--politics, feminism, the culture wars, civil rights, and much more--with an all-new introduction in which she reflects on the past decade in America, this sharp, thought-provoking anthology will delight Roxane Gay's devotees and draw new readers to this inimitable talent.

Exploring the complexities of modern American life, the stories feature women navigating privilege and poverty, love and trauma. Among the characters are sisters bonded by a shared abduction, a woman caught in her husband's twin deception, and a stripper balancing education with unwanted attention. A black engineer grapples with workplace prejudice while trying to escape her past. From a girls' fight club to a competitive Florida neighborhood, these narratives provide a wry and poignant examination of personal and societal struggles.

In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman of colour while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years and commenting on the state of feminism today. The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.

A high-stakes heist thriller about the most daring and successful thieves in Chicago: three generations of women from the Banks family. For fifty years the women of the Banks family have been the most successful thieves in Chicago by following one simple rule: never get greedy. But when the youngest Banks stumbles upon the heist of a lifetime, the potential windfall may be enough to bring three generations of thieves together for one incredible score and the chance to avenge a loved one taken too soon. From NY Times bestselling writer Roxane Gay (Hunger; Black Panther) and artist Ming Doyle (The Kitchen). "The Banks is the best kind of heist story: a sharp, tight robbery with escalating tensions and threats coming from every direction." - The A.V. Club "It will leave most readers smiling at the end of their journeys with the Banks family." - The Beat

Psychologický román, jehož děj je situován do americké vyšší jižanské společnosti konce 19. století. Hrdinka, matka dvou dětí, žije poklidný život dobře zaopatřené kreolské dámy. Tradičně tráví léto v přímořském letovisku v uzavřené společnosti sobě rovných. Zdánlivě nezávazné citové sblížení s mladým mužem Robertem se stane impulsem k vlastnímu sebepoznávání. Musí si připustit, že její dosavadní život neodpovídá jejímu vnitřnímu založení: milující manžel, poskytující materiální blahobyt výměnou za slepou poslušnost, dvě děti, které ji zotročují. Hrdinka se vnitřně vzbouří a pokouší se všem konvencím navzdory najít sama sebe – oprostí se od společenských závazků (manžel je shovívavý a považuje to za pouhý ženský vrtoch), odešle děti na venkov k milující babičce, usilovně se věnuje malířské zálibě a najme si malý domek, kde hodlá završit své osvobození.

Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver, and Rebecca Kirby adapt Gay’s New York Times bestelling short story “We Are the Sacrifice of Darkness” as a full length graphic novel, expanding and further developing the unforgettable world where the sun no longer shines. “When I was a young girl, my husband’s father flew an air machine into the sun. Since then, the days have been dark, the nights bright.” Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver ,and Rebecca Kirby adapt Gay’s New York Times bestselling short story “We Are the Sacrifice of Darkness” as a full-length graphic novel, expanding an unforgettable world where a tragic event forever bathes the world in darkness. Follow one woman’s powerful journey through this new landscape as she discovers love, family, and the true light in a world seemingly robbed of any. As she challenges notions of identity, guilt, and survival she’ll find that no matter the darkness, there remains sources of hope that can pierce the veil.

The world building of Wakanda continues in a love story where tenderness is matched only by brutality! You know them now as the Midnight Angels, but in this story they are just Ayo and Aneka, young women recruited to become Dora Milaje, an elite task force trained to protect the crown of Wakanda at all costs. Their first assignment will be to protect Queen Shuri... but what happens when your nation needs your hearts and minds, but you already gave them to each other? Meanwhile, former king T'Challa lies with bedfellows so dark, disgrace is inevitable. Plus, explore the true origins of the People's mysterious leader, Zenzi. Black Panther thinks he knows who Zenzi is and how she got her powers - but he only knows part of the story! COLLECTING: BLACK PANTHER: WORLD OF WAKANDA 1-6

„Halb so schlimm“ ist eine Sammlung von 29 Essays und Geschichten, die sich mit Vergewaltigung und sexueller Belästigung auseinandersetzen. Die Beiträge sind persönlich und ehrlich, reflektieren die Realität von Überlebenden und kritisieren eine Gesellschaft, die solche Erfahrungen oft bagatellisiert. Herausgegeben von Roxane Gay.

Kurze, herbe Stories der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin: Ein aufregendes und radikal neues Kapitel in der haitianisch-amerikanischen Literatur. Voll emotionaler Wucht und in feinfühliger Sprache ergründen diese Stories die Komplexität haitianischer Identität. Sie erzählen von Erschütterndem und Schönem, von Humor und Härte, von Illusion und Realität. Ein Ehepaar, das mit dem Schiff in die USA entkommen will, bereitet sich darauf vor, Haiti für immer zu verlassen. Eine junge Frau umgarnt mithilfe eines Voodoo-Liebestranks einen Klassenkameraden aus Kindertagen. Eine Mutter nimmt einen Soldaten als Untermieter in ihrem Haus und in ihrem Bett auf. Und eine Frau wird auf der Flucht vor einem schrecklichen Massaker schwanger mit einer Tochter, die ihr Leben lang den Geruch von Blut in der Nase tragen soll. »Mein Wissen über meine Familiengeschichte ist lückenhaft. Wir sind die Hüterinnen von Geheimnissen. Wir sind selbst ein Geheimnis.«

A woman can be a firefighter, surgeon, astronaut, military officer, athlete, judge, and scientist. So what does it mean to dress like a woman? Dress Like a Woman turns that question on its head by sharing a myriad of interpretations across history. The book includes more than 240 incredible photographs that illustrate how women’s roles have changed over the last century. The women pictured in this book inhabit a fascinating intersection of gender, fashion, politics, culture, class, nationality, and race. You’ll see some familiar faces, including trailblazers Shirley Chisholm, Amelia Earhart, Angela Davis, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Michelle Obama, but the majority of photographs are of ordinary working women from many backgrounds and professions. Pioneering scientists and mathematicians, leading civil rights and feminist activists, factory workers and lumberjacks, stay-at-home moms and domestic workers, and artists and musicians; all express their individual style and dress to get the job done. With essays by renowned fashion writer Vanessa Friedman and New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay, Dress Like a Woman offers a comprehensive look at the role of gender and clothing in the workplace—and proves that there’s no single way to dress like a woman.