The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
by Marina Keegan
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan holds a well received rating of 3.82 out of 5, based on 19.8K reader ratings. First published in 2014. The book spans 208 pages.
About The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays and stories from the talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured the world’s attention in 2012 and turned her into an icon for her generation.Marina 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 International Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at the New Yorker. Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car crash.As her family, friends, and classmates, deep in grief, joined to create a memorial service for Marina, her unforgettable last essay for the Yale Daily News, “The Opposite of Loneliness,” went viral, receiving more than 1.4 million hits. She had struck a chord.Even though she was just twenty-two when she died, Marina left behind a rich, expansive trove of prose that, like her title essay, captures the hope, uncertainty, and possibility of her generation. The Opposite of Loneliness is an assemblage of Marina’s essays and stories that, like The Last Lecture, articulates the universal struggle that all of us face as we figure out what we aspire to be and how we can harness our talents to make an impact on the world.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Marina Keegan |
| Published | 2014 |
| Pages | 208 |
| Genres | Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Fiction, Biography & Memoir |
| Average Rating | 3.82 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 19,771 |
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What genre is The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories?
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories is categorized as Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Fiction, Biography & Memoir. Its primary genre classification is Biography & Memoir.
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Based on 19.8K reader ratings, The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories has an average score of 3.82 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."
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The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories has 208 pages.
Who wrote The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories?
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories was written by Marina Keegan. It was first published in 2014.
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The ISBN-13 for The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories is 9781476753610.0.
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