Radical hope : letters of love and dissent in dangerous times

De Robertis, Carolina, (editor.). De Robertis, Carolina. Container of (work): Symphony of voices. (Added Author). Díaz, Junot, 1968- Container of (work): Radical hope. (Added Author). Garza, Alicia, 1981- Container of (work): Dear Mama Harriet. (Added Author). Robinson, Roxana. Container of (work): Lantern. (Added Author). See, Lisa. Container of (work): Dear Henry. (Added Author). Gomez, Jewelle, 1948- Container of (work): Not a moment but a movement. (Added Author). Kunzru, Hari, 1969- Container of (work): Letter to my son. (Added Author). Adielé, Faith. Container of (work): Dreams from our fathers. (Added Author). Foroutan, Parnaz. Container of (work): America. (Added Author). Livingston, Chip. Container of (work): Dear Chebon. (Added Author). Kahf, Mohja, 1967- Container of (work): Human rights is the handhold, pass it on. (Added Author). Obejas, Achy, 1956- Container of (work): You. (Added Author). Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971- Container of (work): Time to demand the impossible. (Added Author). Moraga, Cherríe. Container of (work): "Holla" from the West Side. (Added Author). Schatz, Kate. Container of (work): What I mean. (Added Author). Fishman, Boris, 1979- Container of (work): Dear Mr. Roell. (Added Author). Fowler, Karen Joy. Container of (work): While you are standing. (Added Author). Abinader, Elmaz. Container of (work): To the woman standing in line at the store. (Added Author). De León, Aya (Novelist). Container of (work): Dear millennials. (Added Author). Smiley, Jane. Container of (work): Is there no hope? (Added Author). Urrea, Luis Alberto. Container of (work): Grace and karma under Orange Caesar. (Added Author). Eltahawy, Mona, 1967- Container of (work): #fuckfascism #fuckthepatriarchy. (Added Author). Chang, Jeff. Container of (work): Fear and the resistance. (Added Author). Messud, Claire, 1966- Container of (work): Letter to my daughter. (Added Author). Russo, Meredith. Container of (work): Most important act of resistance. (Added Author). Grande, Reyna. Container of (work): To my goddaughter. (Added Author). Kitamura, Katie M. Container of (work): Language is how you will make yourself. (Added Author). Wright, iO Tillett. Container of (work): You are my kind. (Added Author). Goldman, Francisco. Container of (work): Zenaida. (Added Author). Ng, Celeste. Container of (work): Stay open. (Added Author). Orner, Peter. Container of (work): Rambling thoughts for Roscoe. (Added Author). García, Cristina, 1958- Container of (work): Queridísima Palonita. (Added Author). De Robertis, Carolina. Container of (work): Signs from the Women's March. (Added Author).

Summary: "Radical Hope is a collection of letters--to ancestors, to children five generations from now, to strangers in grocery lines, to any and all who feel weary and discouraged--written by award-winning novelists, poets, political thinkers, and activists. Provocative and inspiring, Radical Hope offers readers a kaleidoscopic view of the love and courage needed to navigate this time of upheaval, uncertainty, and fear, in view of the recent US presidential election. Including letters by Junot Díaz, Alicia Garza, Roxana Robinson, Lisa See, Jewelle Gomez, Hari Kunzru, Faith Adiele, Parnaz Foroutan, Chip Livingston, Mohja Kahf, Achy Obejas, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Cherríe Moraga, Kate Schatz, Boris Fishman, Karen Joy Fowler, Elmaz Abinader, Aya de León, Jane Smiley, Luis Alberto Urrea, Mona Eltahawy, Jeff Chang, Claire Messud, Meredith Russo, Reyna Grande, Katie Kitamura, iO Tillett Wright, Francisco Goldman, Celeste Ng, Peter Orner, and Cristina García."--Amazon.com.

Record details

ISBN: 052543514X
ISBN: 9780525435143
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 258 pages)
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Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

A symphony of voices / Carolina De Robertis -- Radical hope / Junot Díaz -- Dear Mama Harriet / Alicia Garza -- Lantern / Roxana Robinson -- Dear Henry / Lisa See -- Not a moment but a movement / Jewelle Gomez -- A letter to my son / Hari Kunzru -- Dreams from our fathers / Faith Adiele -- America / Parnaz Foroutan -- Dear Chebon / Chip Livingston -- Human rights is the handhold, pass it on / Mohja Kahf -- You / Achy Obejas -- A time to demand the impossible / Viet Thanh Nguyen -- A "holla" from the West Side / Cherríe Moraga -- What I mean / Kate Schatz -- Dear Mr. Roell / Boris Fishman -- While you are standing / Karen Joy Fowler -- To the woman standing in line at the store, / Elmaz Abinader -- Dear millennials / Aya de León -- Is there no hope? / Jane Smiley -- Grace and karma under Orange Caesar / Luis Alberto Urrea -- #fuckfascism #fuckthepatriarchy / Mona Eltahawy -- Fear and the resistance / Jeff Chang -- A letter to my daughter / Claire Messud -- Most important act of resistance / Meredith Russo -- To my goddaughter / Reyna Grande -- Language is how you will make yourself / Katie Kitamura -- You are my kind / iO Tillett Wright -- Zenaida / Francisco Goldman -- Stay open / Celeste Ng -- Rambling thoughts for Roscoe / Peter Orner -- Queridísima Palonita : a letter to my great-great-great-great-great granddaughter / Cristina García -- Signs from the Women's March / Carolina De Robertis.

Source of Description Note:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 5, 2017)