On Freedom: The electrifying new book from the author of The Argonauts

A dazzling work of philosophy and personal reflection. In this bold, invigorating book, Maggie Nelson examines freedom in four arenas of modern life: creative expression, sexuality, substance use and the fight for environmental survival. Weaving literary criticism, memoir and cultural analysis, she invites readers to rethink what liberation can look like amid moral complexity. On Freedom is at once intellectual and intimate – a conversation across art and activism, reason and desire. One of the most important voices in contemporary thought, Nelson offers a vision of freedom rooted in empathy, curiosity and care. ‘Tremendously energising’ Guardian ‘Nelson is such a friend to her reader, such brilliant company’ Literary Review

What can freedom really mean?

''One of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation'' OLIVIA LAING

In this invigorating, essential book, Maggie Nelson explores how we might think, experience or talk about freedom. Drawing on pop culture, theory and real life, she follows freedom - with all its complexities - through four realms: art, sex, drugs and climate. On Freedom offers a bold new perspective on the challenging times in which we live.

''Tremendously energising'' Guardian

''This provocative meditation...shows Nelson at her most original and brilliant'' New York Times

''Nelson is such a friend to her reader, such brilliant company... Exhilarating'' Literary Review

* A New York Times Notable Book *

• | Author: Maggie Nelson
• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: Sep 08, 2022
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781529113341
• | ISBN-10: 1529113342