A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women by Siri Hustvedt

But to my mind, she is even more to be admired as an essayist. ‘Her novels have received a deserved acclaim. ‘It is Hustvedt’s gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear’ Hilary Mantel ‘Hustvedt is that rare artist, a writer of high intelligence, profound sensuality and a less easily definable capacity for which the only word I can find is wisdom’ Salman Rushdie With clarity, wit, and passion, she exposes gender bias, upends received ideas, and challenges her reader to think again. In the book’s central essay, she explores the intractable mind-body problem and in the third section she reflects on the mysteries of hysteria, synesthesia, memory, perception, and the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard.

Louise Bourgeois, Pablo Picasso, Susan Sontag and Knut Ove Knausgaard are among those who come under her scrutiny. A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women: Essays on Art, Sex, and the Mind (Paperback) Siri Hustvedt Published by Simon & Schuster, United States (2017) ISBN 10: 1501141104 ISBN 13: 9781501141102 New Paperback Quantity: 10 Seller: The Book Depository (London, United Kingdom) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Paperback. In this trilogy of works collected in a single volume, Hustvedt brings a feminist, interdisciplinary perspective to a range of subjects. Internationally acclaimed as a novelist, Siri Hustvedt is also highly regarded as a writer of non-fiction whose insights are drawn from her broad knowledge in the arts, humanities, and sciences. ‘We are fortunate to have Hustvedt voicing doubt so intelligently’ Lara Feigel, Financial TimesĪ TRAIL-BLAZING AND INSPIRING COLLECTION OF ESSAYS ON ART, FEMINISM, NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHOLOGY FEATURING THE DELUSIONS OF CERTAINTY, WINNER OF THE EUROPEAN ESSAY PRIZE 2019.

‘A phenomenal book’ Claire Kohda Hazelton, Guardian Summary: A Women Looking at Men Looking at Women is a frank, often funny, feminist discussion about art, science and the need for unity rather than division. an impressive collection’ Elif Shafak, Observer ‘A great mind that is constantly exploring, searching, “becoming”.

A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women by Siri Hustvedt