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Rebecca Solnit’s political manifesto, published to encourage activists while George W Bush waged war in Iraq, has enjoyed a huge resurgence in sales since the election of Donald Trump as the next US president.Rebecca Solnit’s political manifesto, published to encourage activists while George W Bush waged war in Iraq, has enjoyed a huge resurgence in sales since the election of Donald Trump as the next US president.
Hope in the Dark by activist and writer Solnit was published in 2004, but an updated third edition published earlier this year sold out in the US after the poll result, and digital downloads have topped 33,000, reports Publishers Weekly.Hope in the Dark by activist and writer Solnit was published in 2004, but an updated third edition published earlier this year sold out in the US after the poll result, and digital downloads have topped 33,000, reports Publishers Weekly.
The new edition includes a substantial new introduction, additional chapters and an afterword to reflect recent political changes. In the book, Solnit argues that the consequences of activism are slow to emerge and progressives should not see setbacks as defeat but as part of a long history of transformative victories.The new edition includes a substantial new introduction, additional chapters and an afterword to reflect recent political changes. In the book, Solnit argues that the consequences of activism are slow to emerge and progressives should not see setbacks as defeat but as part of a long history of transformative victories.
Two days after Trump’s victory Solnit, who invented the term “mansplaining”, gave away free downloads of the title. When she announced the giveaway, the feminist writer and historian wrote: “History is full of people whose influence was most powerful after they were gone.”Two days after Trump’s victory Solnit, who invented the term “mansplaining”, gave away free downloads of the title. When she announced the giveaway, the feminist writer and historian wrote: “History is full of people whose influence was most powerful after they were gone.”
Her book has resonated with those on the left stunned by a political year that has seen their expectations upturned. Urging activists to remain hopeful, Solnit accompanied her giveaway with the message: “Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable, an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists … It’s the belief that what we do matters even though how and when it may matter, who and what it may impact, are not things you can know beforehand.”Her book has resonated with those on the left stunned by a political year that has seen their expectations upturned. Urging activists to remain hopeful, Solnit accompanied her giveaway with the message: “Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable, an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists … It’s the belief that what we do matters even though how and when it may matter, who and what it may impact, are not things you can know beforehand.”
The giveaway resulted in more than 30,000 copies being downloaded. Solnit’s US publisher Haymarket Books said in the immediate aftermath of the election that those who voted against him felt a sense of despair: “The message of the book [is] that hope can find root in an appreciation of our history, that ordinary people can and have changed the world.”The giveaway resulted in more than 30,000 copies being downloaded. Solnit’s US publisher Haymarket Books said in the immediate aftermath of the election that those who voted against him felt a sense of despair: “The message of the book [is] that hope can find root in an appreciation of our history, that ordinary people can and have changed the world.”
Her UK publisher Canongate Hope in the Dark has enjoyed unexpected sales boosts in the UK from Brexit as well as Trump. “Total sales of our Canons edition are 4,868 in print and 882 of the ebook since 28/07 – amazing for four months. This edition had peaks on publication following Brexit and again November following the result of the US election.”
Solnit is a world-renowned feminist and environmental activist. Her 2014 bestseller Men Explain Things To Me became a global bestseller and March 2017 will see her release a sequel, The Mother of All Questions, a book of 11 essays that examine rape culture, misogyny in the literary canon and the gender binary in the recent history of jokes about assaults on women.Solnit is a world-renowned feminist and environmental activist. Her 2014 bestseller Men Explain Things To Me became a global bestseller and March 2017 will see her release a sequel, The Mother of All Questions, a book of 11 essays that examine rape culture, misogyny in the literary canon and the gender binary in the recent history of jokes about assaults on women.