Code: 09930642
Pretentiousness: Why it Matters
by Dan Fox
What is pretentiousness? Why are we afraid of it? And more controversially: why is it vital to a thriving culture? Drawing on the author's own experiences growing up and working at the more radical edges of the arts, this book is ... more
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- Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2016
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What is pretentiousness? Why are we afraid of it? And more controversially: why is it vital to a thriving culture? Drawing on the author's own experiences growing up and working at the more radical edges of the arts, this book is a timely defence of pretentiousness as a necessity for innovation and diversity in our culture.
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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Prose: non-fiction Literary essays
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- Full title: Pretentiousness: Why it Matters
- Author: Dan Fox
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 176
- EAN: 9781910695043
- ISBN: 1910695041
- ID: 09930642
- Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Weight: 232 g
- Dimensions: 129 × 196 × 16 mm
- Date of publishing: 10. February 2016
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