<p><b><i>What can freedom really mean?</i></b><br><br><b>''One of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation'' OLIVIA LAING</b><br><br>In this invigorating, essential book, Maggie Nelson explores how we might think, experience or talk about freedom. Drawing on pop culture, theory and real life, she follows freedom - with all its complexities - through four realms: art, sex, drugs and climate. <i>On Freedom</i> offers a bold new perspective on the challenging times in which we live.<br><br><b>''Tremendously energising'' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br><b>''This provocative meditation...shows Nelson at her most original and brilliant'' <i>New York Times</i></b><br><br><b>''Nelson is such a friend to her reader, such brilliant company... Exhilarating'' <i>Literary Review</i></b><br><br><b>* A <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book *</b></p>