Marina Keegan The Opposite of Loneliness Review - New Republic.
The Opposite of Loneliness is a collection of her short stories and personal essays, all of which were chosen by Anne Fadiman (her college professor and friend) after Marina's death. She is remembered as the talented writer that died after her graduation, but for me that doesn't do her justice.Marina Keegan's The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories is a posthumous collection written by a 2012 Yale student who had a play set to be produced and a job waiting at The New Yorker when she died tragically in a car crash days after graduation.BRAND NEW, The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories, Marina Keegan, Marina Keegan's star was on the rise when she graduated from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York International Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at the New Yorker. Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car.
Editions for The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories: 147675361X (Hardcover published in 2014), 1476753628 (ebook published in 2014), 1476753911 (.This book’s title essay, “The Opposite of Loneliness,” was Marina’s final message to her college classmates, distributed in a special edition of the Yale Daily News at the 2012 Commencement exercises.
Why Marina Keegan’s posthumous collection of fiction and essays is important, especially for Millennials. by Paige Pritchard. My favorite paragraph from “The Opposite of Loneliness” is also its last. The book’s final piece, “Song for the Special” examines humanity’s innate desire to make a difference.
