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Dietland
''Dietland'' is the debut novel by Sarai Walker that was first published on May 26, 2015 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The novel explores the beauty industry and society's obsession with weight loss. A television adaptation of the novel by Marti Noxon premiered on June 4, 2018, on AMC; Joy Nash plays the role of the lead character, Plum. Synopsis The novel follows Plum Kettle, a 300-pound ghostwriter hired to respond to the hundreds of emails written to the editor of popular teen magazine ''Daisy Chain''. Plum fantasizes about being thin and after years of failed diet plans, schedules an appointment for weight loss surgery. While awaiting her surgery date, Plum finds herself recruited by an underground feminist cabal known as "Calliope House". Meanwhile, a guerrilla group known as "Jennifer" begins carrying out increasingly violent acts of vigilante justice against those who mistreat women, and Plum soon finds herself at the center of a sinister plot. Development Sarai Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarai Walker (writer)
Sarai Walker is a writer whose book ''Dietland'' was identified as one of ''Entertainment Weekly''s 10 Best books of 2015, and has subsequently been turned into a Dietland (TV series), TV series. She has published articles in ''The New York Times'', The Washington Post, ''The Guardian'', and Refinery29. Walker is a fat positive activist and her writings reflect an attempt to reclaim the word fat as a mere bodily description—like tall or short. Life and education Walker grew up in California and Utah, and is now based in New Mexico. Walker received her M.F.A. in creative writing from Bennington College, and her Ph.D. in English from the University of London (2005). Walker started out writing at teen and women's magazines, and later wrote for ''Our Bodies, Ourselves''. Fat Acceptance Movement and activism Walker is an adamant supporter of rights and dignity for fat people. As such, she frequently speaks on the assumptions others make about her life because of her body. Ranging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |