{"product_id":"the-opposite-of-loneliness-essays-and-stories","title":"The Opposite of Loneliness","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow with more of Marina's writing and a new foreword by #1 bestselling author R.F. Kuang.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and publishing phenomenon: Marina Keegan's posthumous collection of award-winning essays and stories \"sparkles with talent, humanity, and youth\" (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarina 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 \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car crash. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarina left behind a rich, deeply expansive trove of writing that, like her title essay, captures the hope, uncertainty, and possibility of her generation. Her short story \"Cold Pastoral\" was published on NewYorker.com. Her essay \"Even Artichokes Have Doubts\" was excerpted in the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and her book was the focus of a Nicholas Kristof column in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Millions of her contemporaries have responded to her work on social media. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Marina wrote: \"We can still do anything. We can change our minds. We can start over...We're so young. We can't, we MUST not lose this sense of possibility because in the end, it's all we have.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Opposite of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable collection of Marina's essays and stories that articulates the universal struggle all of us face as we figure out what we aspire to be and how we can harness our talents to impact the world. \"How do you mourn the loss of a fiery talent that was barely a tendril before it was snuffed out? Answer: Read this book. A clear-eyed observer of human nature, Keegan could take a clever idea...and make it something beautiful\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51662030438690,"sku":"9781476753911","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/8637\/3154\/files\/imageloader_54501b1b-1f82-4e53-ad48-6d46eade5815.jpg?v=1779455946","url":"https:\/\/godmothers.com\/products\/the-opposite-of-loneliness-essays-and-stories","provider":"Godmothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}