Sheila Heti Knihy

Kolik otázek si žena položí v souvislosti s mateřstvím? První: Být, či nebýt matkou? Druhá: Kdy být matkou? Třetí: Stanu-li se matkou, budu nadále také ženou? Svobodnou ženou? Sheila Heti psala knihu několik let před čtyřicítkou, závěr dokončila už po překročení magické věkové hranice. Popisuje, jak je žena s postupujícím věkem odsouvána do kouta mateřství a jak je nahlížena jako bezdětná. Dotýká se otázky věčné rivality mezi ženami, zkoumá bezdětný partnerský vztah, obhlíží terén mateřství u jiných a zatíná hluboko do čtenáře prosté pravdy o společnosti věčně soudící a příliš jednoduše odsuzující.

The book explores the intricate dynamics of a specific location, revealing its cultural significance and historical context. It delves into the lives of its inhabitants, showcasing their struggles, triumphs, and the unique traditions that shape their identity. Through vivid storytelling and rich detail, the narrative uncovers the impact of external forces on the community, highlighting themes of resilience and belonging. The author's insightful perspective invites readers to connect deeply with the place and its people.

„Lekce z lásky“ zaujmou patrně každého, kdo si prožil nějaký vztah. Krok po kroku se tu totiž mapuje jeden milostný příběh, od počátečního rozechvění, vzrušení a naplnění až po první trhlinky, rozčarování, rozchod a utrpení. To vše takřka každý z nás prožil a zklamání z toho, že naše pocity věru nejsou jedinečné, bohatě vyváží poznání, že v milostných průšvizích nelítáme sami. De Botton přesně vystihuje a rozebírá pocity a stavy, které jsme zažívali, ale možná jim tak úplně nerozuměli; mimo jiné je tu kapitola o nelehkém rozhodování, kdy a jak říci „Miluji tě“, a další o nástrahách vnucování vlastních estetických kriterií (aneb jak své milé taktně sdělit, že její boty jsou prostě příšerné). Lekce z lásky jsou povedený experiment s románovou formou (napůl román, napůl esej), knížka citlivá a zároveň intelektuálně provokativní. Nějak takhle by možná vypadaly psychologické články v Cosmopolitanu, kdyby je psal René Descartes...

"An exploration of the questions we ask ourselves while getting dressed every day, and the answers from more than six hundred women"--From back cover.

BANR 2016 A wealth of strong material makes The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016 valuable reading.- PopMatters What they have given us is a gift.... One wonders how the world might be different if works in Best American Nonrequired Reading were indeed required. - USA Today BANR 2015 [T]his eclectic collection soars more often than it sags...the stories that truly stick are those that are slightly unnerving and offbeat, of which there are many. - USA Today

Heartbreaking, exciting, profound- a short epic that reimagines what the novel can do After God created the heavens and the earth, he stood back to contemplate creation, like a painter standing back from the canvas. This is the moment we are living in - the moment of God standing back. In this first draft of existence, a woman named Mira leaves home to study. There, she meets Annie, whose tremendous power opens Mira's chest like a portal - to what, she doesn't know. When Mira is older, her beloved father dies, and she enters that strange and dizzying dimension that true loss opens up. This is a book about the shape of a life, from beginning to end. It's about art, critics, and ageing. It's about the surrounding world - sky, trees, lakes, stars - and 'the world beyond this world', which can be glimpsed in rare moments when something shattering occurs. Pure Colour is a galaxy of a novel- explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with beauty. It's a contemporary bible, an atlas of feeling, and its shape-shifting, mystical form allows us to take in the whole world in one glance. Sheila Heti is a philosopher of modern experience, and she has reimagined what a book can hold.

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013 Sheila's twenties were going to plan. She got married. She hosted parties. A theatre asked her to write a play. Then she realised that she didn't know how to write a play. That her favourite part of the party was cleaning up after the party. And that her marriage made her feel like she was banging into a brick wall. So Sheila abandons her marriage and her play, befriends Margaux, a free and untortured painter, and begins sleeping with the dominating Israel, who's a genius at sex but not at art. She throws herself into recording them and everyone around her, investigating how they live, desperate to know, as she wanders, How Should a Person Be? Using transcripts, real emails, plus heavy doses of fiction, Heti crafts an exciting, courageous, and mordantly funny tour through one woman's heart and mind.

The story follows George Ticknor, an aging bachelor burdened by guilt and insecurity, as he reluctantly heads to a dinner party hosted by his successful childhood friend, Prescott. With a pie in hand, Ticknor grapples with his feelings of resentment and the complexities of their one-sided friendship. Drawing inspiration from the real-life relationship between historian William Hickling Prescott and his biographer, the narrative offers a witty and fantastical exploration of the dynamics between the two men.