The Happy Reader - Issue 14

Author(s): VARIOUS

Literature

For avid readers and the uninitiated alike, this is a chance to reengage with classic literature and to stay inspired and entertained.


The concept of the magazine is simple: the first half is a long-form interview with a notable book fanatic and the second half explores one classic work of literature from an array of surprising and invigorating angles.

GRACE WALES BONNER is a 28 year old fashion designer from south-east London. She has been feted by the worlds of both serious culture and high glamour, but here’s the unusual part: her clothes come with reading lists. Interviewed by Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri for this Happy Reader cover story, Grace explains how she sees herself on some level as a researcher. She visits libraries, digests acres of complex ideas about politics and identity, and expresses them, among other things, via the realm of clothes.


The Book of the Season this winter is Joris-Karl Huysmans’ AGAINST NATURE (1884), perhaps the most decadent novel ever written. Its relentless inventory-keeping thrills and inspires some readers and baffles others, and is highly relevant to this season of non-stop accumulation. Contributors include Jarvis Cocker, Lydia Davis, Rob Doyle and Jeanette Winterson.

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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780241391655
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : 0.164
  • : November 2019
  • : .6 Centimeters X 17.2 Centimeters X 24.5 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : VARIOUS
  • : Paperback
  • : 1912
  • : English
  • : 64
  • : FC