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Roxane Gay, femist, sayist, novelist, ic book wrer, keen observer of pop culture and lover of ty baby elephants, is out wh a new llectn of short stori , lled "Difficult Women." On the eve of the Women's March on Washgton, the thor perhaps bt known for her book of says"Bad Femist," sat down wh PBS NewsHour to talk about how women are labeled, divisns femism today, and why the phrase "difficult women" ronat so strongly after the electn. This nversatn has been eded for length and clary.

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ROXANE GAY ON GOOD MEN, BAD MEN AND 'DIFFICULT WOMEN'

Gay's new short story llectn explor women's liv and issu of race, class and sex. But she says the book uld easily have been lled Difficult Men. * difficult woman roxane gay *

Be they wrer, scientist, or stripper, Gay’s women suffer grave ab, mourn unfathomable loss, love hard, and work harr. Gay expands her wrg prows wh this llectn featurg lorful women protagonists...

Whether focg on asslt survivors, sgle mothers, or women who drown their guilt we and bad boyiends, Gay’s fantastic llectn is challengg, quirky, and memorable. Gay is an admirable risk-taker her exploratn of women’s liv and new ways to tell their Reviews.

Roxane Gay On Good Men, Bad Men And 'Difficult Women'.

ROXANE GAY ON ‘DIFFICULT WOMEN,’ DIVISNS FEMISM AND THE WOMEN’S MARCH ON WASHGTON

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by Roxane Gay. "Difficult woman" is a load term, but wrer Roxane Gay isn't aaid of takg on ias wh baggage.

ROXANE GAY’S NEW BOOK ‘DIFFICULT WOMEN’ PROV HER POWER

Gay tells NPR's Audie Cornish that 's both dark and hopeful at the same time.

Roxane Gay is also the thor of Bad Femist, An Untamed State and Ayi. Roxane Gay, femist, sayist, novelist, ic book wrer, keen observer of pop culture and lover of ty baby elephants, is out wh a new llectn of short stori, lled “Difficult Women.

ROXANE GAY: Oftentim the phrase “difficult women” or “difficult woman” is a slanr. ROXANE GAY: I thk there are a lot of labels that women get. ROXANE GAY: For the short story “How, ” I thought about episos.

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