{"title":"Lola Miesseroff","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection featuring the compelling works of Lola Miesseroff. Renowned for her insightful perspectives and engaging narratives, Miesseroff brings a distinctive voice to the realm of Politics \u0026amp; Current Affairs. Her writing often explores intricate social dynamics while reflecting on broader societal issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the highlights of this collection is \u003cem\u003eFag Hag\u003c\/em\u003e, an evocative piece that delves into themes of identity, friendship, and societal norms. Through her poignant storytelling and nuanced understanding of the human experience, Miesseroff challenges readers to question preconceived notions and participate in meaningful dialogues about contemporary issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMiesseroff's body of work is essential for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of modern society from a fresh and thought-provoking perspective. Dive into her books to explore these deeply engaging narratives and enrich your understanding of our world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fag-hag-by-lola-miesseroff-9798887440101","title":"Fag Hag","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome girls fancy sailors, others fancy soldiers. But you, my dear, are a fag hag!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLola Miesseroff's childhood certainly predisposed her to be a rebel. She was born in Marseilles in 1947 to immigrant parents, her mother a Russian-Jewish social worker, her father an Armenian-Russian with a sandpaper-making workshop in sheds left behind by the Americans. The family ran and lived in a nudist colony, a place where the men were allowed to be feminine, the women masculine. Hers was what she calls a 'degendered' childhood: 'I never suffered from identity problems. There were two genocides in my background, one Jewish, the other Armenian, and my education was Russophone, naturist and libertarian, not least with respect to love and sex. In other words, we were marginal in every possible way'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLola's picaresque memoir \u003ci\u003eFag Hag\u003c\/i\u003e tracks her peregrinations through what she calls the 'Outer Left'—always deeply committed and involved in women's liberation, sexual liberation, gay and LGBTQ liberation—yet always on the fringe of formal organisations (or driven there) because of her belief that anarcho-communist revolution (not her term) trumps all (inter)sectional struggles without reducing them. From Marseilles to Avignon and Paris, Lola's trajectory epitomises a far left that opposed a spirit of provocation and raillery to the austerity of many militant groupuscules and experimented enthusiastically with communal and polysexual living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I have dredged my memory', Lola writes, 'in the hope that revisiting the past might help illuminate our present; if it doesn't, I shall have failed. I want to contribute in some small measure to the struggles of today by exposing the strengths and weaknesses of the struggles of the past, and to contest fragmented identity politics in favour of all-for-one-and-one-for-all. Which is my way of continuing to challenge the power structure'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849098809580,"sku":"9798887440101","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24640533488912.jpg?v=1759017254"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/lola-miesseroff.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}