Rebecca Solnit
Rebecca Solnit
Rebecca Solnitis an American writer. She has written on a variety of subjects, including the environment, politics, place, and art. Solnit is a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine, where bi-monthly she writes the magazine's "Easy Chair" essay...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth11 June 1961
CountryUnited States of America
understanding territory ends
I roam around a lot in my territory, but what I learn at one end inflects and opens up my understanding at the other.
latin america political
I'm a big fan of the vigor of civil society, political engagement, and public life in many parts of Latin America.
earthquakes cities interesting
For me the insurrectionary possibilities of disaster are what make them really interesting and sometimes positive - Mexico City's big 1985 earthquake brought a lot of positive, populist, anti-institutional social change.
natural disaster
There are disasters that are entirely manmade, but none that are entirely natural.
stories landscape decided
For me, before I learned how to read I was really interested in story and in landscape and nature. I decided to become a writer almost as soon as I learned to read.
what-matters style pleasure
You don't have to be a preacher to talk about what matters, and you don't have to drop the pleasures of style