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The Longing for Less
My debut nonfiction book, The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism, was published by Bloomsbury on January 21, 2020. It’s available in US bookstores as well as on these websites:
Bloomsbury / Bookshop / Amazon / Indiebound / Barnes and Noble / Books-a-Million
UK buyers can pick it up through Amazon UK. It is also available in translation in Russian, Spanish, Korean, and other editions. A paperback edition will be released in January 2024.
The Longing for Less deconstructs the contemporary fascination with minimalism, analyzing the Marie Kondo cleaning boom and austere Instagram aesthetics as well as uncovering the roots of our fascination with absence in art, architecture, music, and philosophy.
It’s a history told through the stories of the people who practiced minimalism, from artists like Agnes Martin and Donald Judd to the composer John Cage and the Japanese novelist Junichiro Tanizaki.
Contact Bloomsbury for English-language inquiries. Non-U.S. publishers or press can contact Caroline Eisenmann at Frances Goldin Agency.
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