The Ugly History of Beautiful Things
Essays on Desire and Consumption
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ISBN-13:
9781982179359
Veröffentl:
2023
Erscheinungsdatum:
25.04.2023
Seiten:
272
Autor:
Katy Kelleher
Gewicht:
416 g
Format:
232x159x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
"In these dazzling and deeply researched essays, Katy Kelleher blends science, history, and memoir to uncover the dark underbellies of our favorite goods. She reveals the crushed beetle shells in our lipstick, the musk of rodents in our perfume, and the burnt cow bones baked into our dishware. She untangles the secret history of silk and muses on her problematic prom dress. She tells the story of countless workers dying in their efforts to bring us shiny rocks from unsafe mines that shatter and wound the earth, all because a diamond company created a compelling ad. She examines the enduring appeal of the beautiful dead girl and the sad fate of the ugly mollusk. With prose as stunning as the objects she describes, Kelleher invites readers to examine their own relationships with the beautiful objects that adorn their body and grace their homes"
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