{"product_id":"funny-weather-olivia-laing","title":"Funny Weather (Olivia Laing)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art' - \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a vivid and politically-engaged case for the importance of art - especially in the turbulent weather of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are often told art can't change anything. In \u003ci\u003eFunny Weather\u003c\/i\u003e, Laing argues that it can. It changes how we see the world, it exposes inequality, and it offers fertile new ways of living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross a diverse selection of essays, Laing profiles Jean-Michel Basquiat and Georgia O'Keeffe, interviews Hilary Mantel and Ali Smith, writes love letters to David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and explores loneliness and technology, women and alcohol, sex and the body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with originality and compassion, \u003ci\u003eFunny Weather\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of art as a force of resistance and repair - and as an antidote to a frightening political moment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOlivia Laing is a widely acclaimed writer and critic. They're the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely City, Everybody \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Funny Weather\u003c\/i\u003e. Their first novel, \u003ci\u003eCrudo\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e top ten bestseller and won the 2019 James Tait Memorial Prize. Their work has been translated into twenty-one languages and in 2018 they were awarded a Windham-Campbell Prize for non-fiction.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 368 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65806185693533,"sku":"K087842427","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8784242700001A.jpg?v=1788471623","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/funny-weather-olivia-laing","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}