- Editorial:
- SCRIBNER
- Año de edición:
- 2014
- Materia:
- Literatura contemporánea en español
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4767-5361-4
- Páginas:
- 208
- Encuadernación:
- Tapa blanda
OPPOSITE OF LONELINESS: ESSAYS AND STORIE
ESSAYS AND STORIES
MARINA KEEGAN
An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays and stories from the talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured the worlds attention in 2012 and turned her into an icon for her generation.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eAn affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays and stories from the talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured the worlds attention in 2012 and turned her into an icon for her generation.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e Marina Keegans star was on the rise when she graduated magna cum laude from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York International Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at the u003ciu003eNew Yorkeru003c/iu003e. Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car crash.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eAs her family, friends, and classmates, deep in grief, joined to create a memorial service for Marina, her unforgettable last essay for the u003ciu003eYale Daily Newsu003c/iu003e, The Opposite of Loneliness, went viral, receiving more than 1.4 million hits. She had struck a chord.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eEven though she was just twenty-two when she died, Marina left behind a rich, expansive trove of prose that, like her title essay, captures the hope, uncertainty, and possibility of her generation. u003ciu003eThe Opposite of Lonelinessu003c/iu003e is an assemu00adblage of Marinas essays and stories that, like u003ciu003eThe Last Lectureu003c/iu003e, articulates the universal struggle that all of us face as we figure out what we aspire to be and how we can harness our talents to make an impact on the world.
