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From one of the brightest young chroniclers of US culture comes this dazzling collection of essays on the internet, the self, feminism and politics. We are living in the era of the self, in an era of malleable truth and widespread personal and political delusion. In these nine interlinked essays, Jia Tolentino, the New Yorker's brightest young talent, explores her own coming of age in this warped and confusing landscape. From the rise of the internet to her own appearance on an early reality TV show; from her experiences of ecstasy both religious and chemical to her uneasy engagement with our…

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9 editions · 4 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2020
    Random House Trade Paperbacks · 320 pages · 9780525510567
  • Hardcover · English · 2019
    Trick Mirror: Reflection on Self-delusion
    Random House · 303 pages · 9780525510543
  • Paperback · English · 2019
    FOURTH ESTATE · 9780008294939
  • Other · English · 2020
    HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 320 pages · 9780008294953
  • Other · English · 2019
    HarperCollins Publishers Australia · 272 pages · 9780008294922
  • Other · English · 2019
    HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780008294946
United states, historyNew York Times bestsellerNew York Times reviewedCivilizationSocial mediaPsychological aspectsGeneration Y.Self-doubt