Funny Weather
16 April 2020Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
'A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art' – Telegraph
In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a vivid and politically-engaged case for the importance of art – especially in the turbulent weather of the twenty-first century.
We are often told art can’t change anything. In Funny Weather, Laing argues that...
Details
16 April 2020582 minutes
Sophie Aldred
9781529027679Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and artTelegraph
Olivia Laing is my new favourite non-fiction writerNick Hornby
Like all great critics, Olivia Laing combines formidable intelligence with boundless curiosity and fabulous taste, but she also has a rare quality of intimacy; an ability to connect the reader to a work of art or literature with a directness that lights it up like nothing else. It’s why I read herJames Lasdun
A warm, thinking, enticing sweep of a book, like spending the afternoon with your brainiest friendKate Mosse, author of The Burning Chambers
