Publisher Description

The 50th Anniversary edition of the ground-breaking, worldwide bestselling feminist tract.

'The Female Eunuch retains that power of transformation; it asserts the possibility of creativity within female experience' Guardian
A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, The Female Eunuch is a landmark in the history of the women's movement.

Drawing liberally from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, Germaine Greer's searing examination of women's oppression is at once an important social commentary and a passionately argued masterpiece of polemic.

Probably the most famous, most widely read book on feminism ever.

Notes

/ Includes PS Section A new cover re-issue of the ground-breaking, worldwide bestselling feminist tract. / Germaine Greer is a highly visible literary and cultural commentator. Demand for THE FEMALE EUNUCH will be extremely high. / Willbe published with a PS Section with a contribution from Elizabeth Wurtzel

Author Biography

Germaine Greer is a major cultural figure – a writer, a critic, a literary and media star, and a feminist. Born in 1939 in Melbourne, Australia, she gained a BA Honours from Melbourne University in 1959, an MA with first class honours from Sydney in 1963 and a PhD from Cambridge in 1968. She took a post as a lecturer in English at Warwick University in 1967, leaving in 1972 to devote more time to her writing. Her other books include The Obstacle Race, Sex and Destiny and most recently, The Whole Woman.

Review

'A dazzling tract, erudite, outrageous, funny.' Cosmopolitan 'Brilliantly written, quirky and sensible, full of bile and insight...The best feminist book so far' New York Times 'A dazzling combination of erudition, eccentricity and eroticism.' Newsweek 'Intelligent, funny and beautifully written' Vogue 'Germaine Greer in THE FEMALE EUNUCH converted me to Women's Lib, as much by her bawdy sense of humour as by the bite of her polemic' Kenneth Tynan, Observer 'A fine, continuous flow of angry power...terrific polemical force' Listener

Long Description

The 50th Anniversary edition of the ground-breaking, worldwide bestselling feminist tract. 'The Female Eunuch retains that power of transformation; it asserts the possibility of creativity within female experience' Guardian A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, The Female Eunuch is a landmark in the history of the women's movement. Drawing liberally from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, Germaine Greer's searing examination of women's oppression is at once an important social commentary and a passionately argued masterpiece of polemic. Probably the most famous, most widely read book on feminism ever.

Review Quote

'A dazzling tract, erudite, outrageous, funny.'Cosmopolitan 'Brilliantly written, quirky and sensible, full of bile and insight…The best feminist book so far'New York Times 'A dazzling combination of erudition, eccentricity and eroticism.'Newsweek 'Intelligent, funny and beautifully written'Vogue 'Germaine Greer in THE FEMALE EUNUCH converted me to Women's Lib, as much by her bawdy sense of humour as by the bite of her polemic' Kenneth Tynan, Observer 'A fine, continuous flow of angry power…terrific polemical force' Listener

Feature

* Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of The Female Eunuch's first publication. * With an introduction by Hadley Freeman * Germaine Greer remains a highly visible literary and cultural commentator. A second wave feminist fire brand, her comments always receive strong reactions. * In the wake of criticisms from modern feminists, the legacy of The Female Eunuch should be fiercely debated in the press.

Description for Sales People

The 50th Anniversary edition of the ground-breaking, worldwide bestselling feminist tract. 'The Female Eunuch retains that power of transformation; it asserts the possibility of creativity within female experience' Guardian A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, The Female Eunuch is a landmark in the history of the women's movement. Drawing liberally from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, Germaine Greer's searing examination of women's oppression is at once an important social commentary and a passionately argued masterpiece of polemic. Probably the most famous, most widely read book on feminism ever. Gold title * Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of The Female Eunuch's first publication. * With an introduction by Hadley Freeman * Germaine Greer remains a highly visible literary and cultural commentator. A second wave feminist fire brand, her comments always receive strong reactions. * In the wake of criticisms from modern feminists, the legacy of The Female Eunuch should be fiercely debated in the press.

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