内容简介
TrickMirrorisanenlightening,unforgettabletripthroughtheriverofself-delusionthatsurgesjustbeneaththesurfaceofourlives.Thisisabookabouttheincentivesthatshapeus,andabouthowharditistoseeourselvesclearlyinaculturethatrevolvesaroundtheself.Ineachessay,Jiawritesabouttheculturalprismsthathaveshapedher:theriseofthenightmaresocialinternet;theAmericanscammerasmillennialhero;theliteraryheroine’sjourneyfrombravetoblanktobitter;themandatethateverything,includingourbodies,shouldalwaysbegettingmoreefficientandbeautifuluntilwedie.
作者简介
JiaTolentinoisastaffwriterattheNewYorker,formerlythedeputyeditoratJezebelandacontributingeditorattheHairpin.ShegrewupinTexas,wenttoUniversityofVirginia,andgotherMFAinfictionfromtheUniversityofMichigan.She’srepresentedbyAmyWilliamsandhasabookofessayscalledTrickMirrorforthcomingfromRandomHouseinAugust.HerworkhasappearedintheNewYorkTimes,theNewYorkTimesMagazine,TIME,Grantland,Slate,Pitchfork,BonAppetit,SPIN,andFader.Shehasadog,clearly,andlivesinBrooklyn.