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You're Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies

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Availability:In StockContributor:Desiree AkhavanPublish date:2024-08-13Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780399588501ISBN-10:399588507UPC:9780399588501Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, HumorBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Essays, TopicBook Topic:LGBTQ+Size:8.00 x 5.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCDN8TA8PD
Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan shares the stories she was told to shut up about--hilarious, horny, heartbreaking tales of a life in pursuit of art, love, and a better haircut.

"Hilariously raw, relatable, and--dare I even say--sexy."--Jessi Klein

When it comes to shame, Desiree Akhavan knows what she's talking about--whether it's winning the title of the Ugliest Girl at her high school, acquiescing to the nose job she was lovingly forced into by her Iranian parents, or losing her virginity to a cokehead she met in a support group for cutters. In You're Embarrassing Yourself, Akhavan goes to the rawest places--the lifelong struggle to be at peace in one's body, the search for home as the child of immigrants, the anxious underbelly of artistic ambition--in pursuit of wisdom, catharsis, and lolz.

Equal parts funny and heartfelt, these seventeen essays chart an artist's journey from outcast to overnight indie darling, to (somewhat) self-aware adult woman. The result is a collection that captures the pathetic lows and euphoric highs of our youth--and how to survive them.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780399588501ISBN-10:399588507UPC:9780399588501Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, HumorBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Essays, TopicBook Topic:LGBTQ+Size:8.00 x 5.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCDN8TA8PD
Desiree Akhavan is a filmmaker, writer, and (an occasional) actor. She created the Hulu original series The Bisexual as well as the films Appropriate Behavior and The Miseducation of Cameron Post, which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. As an episodic director, she's worked on numerous shows, including Hacks and Ramy. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian and British Vogue.
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

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