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The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
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Marina Keegan's 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 Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at "The New Yorker." Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car crash.
As her family, friends, and classmates, deep in grief, joined to create a memorial service for Marina, her deeply moving last essay for "The Yale Daily News," "The Opposite of Loneliness," went viral, receiving more than 1.4 million hits.
Even 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. Her short story "Cold Pastoral" was published by NewYorker.com just months after her death.
"The Opposite of Loneliness" is an assemblage of Marina's essays and stories, which, like "The Last Lecture," articulate 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 impact the world.
The Opposite of Loneliness --
Cold pastoral --
Winter break --
Reading aloud --
The ingenue --
The Emerald City --
Baggage claim --
Hail, full of grace --
Sclerotherapy --
Challenger deep --
Stability in motion --
Why we care about whales --
Against the grain --
Putting the "fun" back in eschatology --
I kill for money --
Even artichokes have doubts --
The art of observation --
Song for the special --
A remembrance of Marina Keegan and questions for further discussion.
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A heartfelt tribute to hope and youthful promise.
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Who is this book for?
If you're searching for inspiring writing that captures the energy and uncertainties of young adulthood, Marina Keegan's essays are a must-read. Her words resonate with hope, humor, and a love for exploring life's big questions, making her work especially meaningful for anyone contemplating their place in the world.