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The Women I Think About at Night - Traveling the Paths of My Heroes (Paperback)
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The Women I Think About at Night - Traveling the Paths of My Heroes (Paperback)
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In this “thought-provoking blend of history, biography, women’s
studies, and travelogue” (Library Journal) Mia Kankimäki
recounts her enchanting travels in Japan, Kenya, and Italy while
retracing the steps of ten remarkable female pioneers from history.
What can a forty-something childless woman do? Bored with her life
and feeling stuck, Mia Kankimäki leaves her job, sells her
apartment, and decides to travel the world, following the paths of
the female explorers and artists from history who have long
inspired her. She flies to Tanzania and then to Kenya to see where
Karen Blixen—of Out of Africa fame—lived in the 1920s. In
Japan, Mia attempts to cure her depression while researching Yayoi
Kusama, the contemporary artist who has voluntarily lived in a
psychiatric hospital for decades. In Italy, Mia spends her days
looking for the works of forgotten Renaissance women painters of
the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and finally finds her heroines in
the portraits of Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, and
Atremisia Gentileschi. If these women could make it in the world
hundreds of years ago, why can’t Mia? The Women I Think About at
Night is “an astute, entertaining…[and] insightful”
(Publishers Weekly) exploration of the lost women adventurers of
history who defied expectations in order to see—and change—the
world.
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2021 |
Authors: |
Mia Kankimäki
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Translators: |
Douglas Robinson
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Dimensions: |
213 x 140 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
416 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-982129-20-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-982129-20-4 |
Barcode: |
9781982129200 |
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