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Sometimes I think that carrying--other people, the continuity of history, generational identity, the emotional load of the everyday--is the main thing that women do. In Marina Benjamin's new set of interlinked essays, she turns her astute eye to the tasks once termed "women's work". From cooking and cleaning to caring for an aging relative, A Little Give depicts domestic life anew: as a site of paradox and conflict, but also of solace and prof...

Scribe¿s lead nonfiction title for the season, this will have a widespread publicity and marketing campaign, building on the success of Marina Benjamin¿s previous titles, The Middlepause and Insomnia. Will be pitched for reviews, features, literary essays, radio slots such as Woman¿s Hour and Book of the Week, magazines, and more, and Marina will be on the festival circuit all year. An essayistic work of nonfiction examining the domestic labou...

Marina Benjamin erzählt von den mittleren Jahren einer Frau - ganz persönlich, kulturhistorisch versiert und kunstvoll literarisch. Ausgangspunkt ihres Schreibens ist ihr eigener Körper, den sie Stück für Stück vermisst, um so die seelischen, körperlichen, sozialen und familiären Umwälzungen zu erfassen, die es mit sich bringt, wenn man aus den Rhythmen und Rollen heraustritt, die das Leben zuvor bestimmt haben. Sie berichtet von Einschnitten ...

Ya uykusuzlugun bize kazandirdigi seyler varsaMarina Benjamin, esrarengiz ama somut sorunlarimizdan biri olan uykusuzlugu edebiyattan mitolojiye, bilimden felsefeye, psikolojiden popüler kültüre uzanan bir yelpazede ele aliyor. Kendisi de uykusuzluktan muzdarip olan yazar, bu soruna care aramaktan ziyade onu anlamaya, tanimaya calisip siradisi bir yorum katiyor. Sari Duvar Kagidiyla tanidigimiz Charlotte Perkins Gilman gibi yazarlar ile Odysse...

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A lyrical and compassionate exploration of the full effect of a condition often spoken of too superficially. Benjamin reflects on the existential aspect of insomnia in this consideration of her own experience drawing also on history, books and art.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs

Marina Benjamin's Insomnia is part memoir and part philosophical inquiry. An intense and lyrical personal narrative into a condition that is on the rise, it treats insomnia as an experience, not a disorder, drawing on its influences on the arts and sciences throughout history, as well as on Benjamin's own life.

A meaningful look at middle age that challenges our culture's obsession with youth, reflects on parenting teenagers and dealing with ageing parents, and examines how different thinkers have considered middle age. From the author of "Rocket Dreams" and "Last Days In Babylon". Now in paperback.

In a society obsessed with looking younger, yet with the expectation of living longer, what exactly does it mean to be middle aged? Benjamin offers a subtle but scintillating look at life in your 50s, when roles change as children grow up and parents grow old.

From the first landings on the moon, UFOs and Extra-Terrestrials, to the implications of our cyber worlds, this is a provocative and profound look at our fascination with space.

In The Middlepause Benjamin deftly and brilliantly examines the losses and unexpected gains she experienced in menopause. Menopause is a mind and body shift as monumental and universal as puberty, yet far less often discussed, especially in public, which is what makes Benjamin's work here so urgently necessary." —Kate Tuttle, The Los Angeles TimesThe Middlepause offers a vision of contentment in middle age, without sentiment or delusion. Marin...

Acclaimed author Marina Benjamin explores through a personal narrative of her own family the odyssey--and ultimate exile--of the Jews in Iraq. 16 pp. of photos. Family tree. Map. Notes.