The Apology

Zusatztext Eve Ensler's book is for people like me who find apologies to be perfunctory and unsatisfying! even infuriating without a clear-eyed reckoning of why the hurt was done. Here is a guide for those who have not received the apology they deserve! and for those who know there is one they've yet to give Informationen zum Autor Eve Ensler is a Tony Award-winning playwright, author, performer, and activist. Her international phenomenon The Vagina Monologues has been published in 48 languages and performed in more than 140 countries. She is the author of the NYT bestseller I Am an Emotional Creature , the highly praised In the Body of the World , and many more. She is the founder of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, and One Billion Rising, the largest global mass action to end gender-based violence in over 200 countries. She is a co-founder of the City of Joy, a revolutionary center for women survivors of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, along with Christine Schuler Deschryver and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege. She is one of Newsweek 's "150 Women Who Changed the World" and the Guardian 's "100 Most Influential Women." She lives in New York. Klappentext From the author of The Vagina Monologues , one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, comes a powerful, life-changing examination of abuse and atonement. ' One of the most shatteringly brilliant books I have read. As soon as I finished it, I read it again, and again, and again ' Decca Aitkenhead, Sunday Times 'A masterpiece. Truly one of the most courageous and original works of our time' Naomi Klein 'One of the most original and profound books of the decade' Johann HariLike millions of women, Eve Ensler has been waiting much of her lifetime for an apology. Sexually and physically abused by her father, Eve has struggled her whole life from this betrayal, longing for an honest reckoning from a man who is long dead. After years of work as an anti-violence activist, she decided she would wait no longer; an apology could be imagined, by her, for her, to her. The Apology , written by Eve from her father's point of view in the words she longed to hear, attempts to transform the abuse she suffered with unflinching truthfulness, compassion and an expansive vision for the future. From the author of The Vagina Monologues , one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, comes a powerful, life-changing examination of abuse and atonement. Zusammenfassung From the author of The Vagina Monologues , one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, comes a powerful, life-changing examination of abuse and atonement. ' One of the most shatteringly brilliant books I have read. As soon as I finished it, I read it again, and again, and again ' Decca Aitkenhead, Sunday Times 'A masterpiece. Truly one of the most courageous and original works of our time' Naomi Klein 'One of the most original and profound books of the decade' Johann HariLike millions of women, Eve Ensler has been waiting much of her lifetime for an apology. Sexually and physically abused by her father, Eve has struggled her whole life from this betrayal, longing for an honest reckoning from a man who is long dead. After years of work as an anti-violence activist, she decided she would wait no longer; an apology could be imagined, by her, for her, to her. The Apology , written by Eve from her father's point of view in the words she longed to hear, attempts to transform the abuse she suffered with unflinching truthfulness, compassion and an expansive vision for the future....

Préface
From the author of The Vagina Monologues, one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, comes a powerful, life-changing examination of abuse and atonement.

Auteur

V (formerly Eve Ensler) is a Tony Award-winning playwright, author, performer, and activist. Her international phenomenon The Vagina Monologues has been published in 48 languages and performed in more than 140 countries. She is the author of The Apology, the NYT bestseller I Am an Emotional Creature, the highly praised In the Body of the World, and many more. She is the founder of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, and One Billion Rising, the largest global mass action to end gender-based violence in over 200 countries. She is a co-founder of the City of Joy, a revolutionary center for women survivors of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, along with Christine Schuler Deschryver and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege. She is one of Newsweek's "150 Women Who Changed the World" and the Guardian's "100 Most Influential Women." She lives in New York.