
Hello, Cruel World
101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks & Other Outlaws
Kate Bornstein(Author)
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Published on 2. May 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
236 pages
978-1-58322-720-6 (ISBN)
Description
Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of limitless possibility through a daring re-envisionment of the gender system as we know it.
Here, Bornstein bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival in an often cruel world. A one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive outside the box, Hello, Cruel World is a much-needed unconventional approach to life for those who want to stay on the edge, but alive.
Hello, Cruel World features a catalog of 101 alternatives to suicide that range from the playful (moisturize!), to the irreverent (shatter some family values), to the highly controversial. Designed to encourage readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts' harmless desires, the book has only one directive: "Don't be mean." It is this guiding principle that brings its reader on a self-validating journey, which forges wholly new paths toward a resounding decision to choose life.
Tenderly intimate and unapologetically edgy, Kate Bornstein is the radical role model, the affectionate best friend, and the guiding mentor all in one.
Here, Bornstein bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival in an often cruel world. A one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive outside the box, Hello, Cruel World is a much-needed unconventional approach to life for those who want to stay on the edge, but alive.
Hello, Cruel World features a catalog of 101 alternatives to suicide that range from the playful (moisturize!), to the irreverent (shatter some family values), to the highly controversial. Designed to encourage readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts' harmless desires, the book has only one directive: "Don't be mean." It is this guiding principle that brings its reader on a self-validating journey, which forges wholly new paths toward a resounding decision to choose life.
Tenderly intimate and unapologetically edgy, Kate Bornstein is the radical role model, the affectionate best friend, and the guiding mentor all in one.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
US School Grade: Ninth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 14 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58322-720-6 (9781583227206)
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04/2025
Triangle Square
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01/2011
Seven Stories Press
€16.49
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Person
Kate Bornstein; foreword by Sara Quin