Multi-award-winning Hannah Gadsby broke comedy with her show Nanette when she declared that she was quitting stand-up. Now she takes us through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to tell the truth—no matter the cost. “Hannah is a Promethean force, a revolutionary talent. This hilarious, touching, and sometimes tragic book is all about where her fires were lit.” — Emma Thompson. “There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself,” Hannah Gadsby declared in her show Nanette, a scorching critique of the way society conducts public debates about marginalized communities. When it premiered on Netflix...
Publisher: Ballantine Books (March 29, 2022) Pages: 400 pages ISBN-10: 198481978X ISBN-13: 978-1984819789 ASIN: B09LRVZZYH
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Hannah Gadsby is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, and television presenter. She rose to prominence after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians and since then has toured internationally as well as appearing on Australian and New Zealand television and British radio. The release of a film version of Gadsby’s stand-up show Nanette by Netflix brought her to the attention of international audiences. Hannah’s second album (which was also her eleventh solo show) was named Douglas after her dog and was an Emmy-nominated smash hit. Her newest show is called Body of Work.