by Corinne Maier · McClelland & Stewart · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780771054778
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"No Kids: 40 Good Reasons Not to Have Children" is Corinne Maier's essay, published by McClelland & Stewart in paperback (136 pages, in English).
Psychoanalyst Corinne Maier sets out 40 reasons not to have children, from loss of freedom to the financial cost of parenting. With irony and black humor, the essay criticizes the idealization of motherhood and fatherhood, as well as social pressure to procreate, and defends the choice not to be a parent.
The work originally appeared in French in 2007 under the title Quarante raisons de ne pas avoir d'enfant; the present English edition was published in 2009.
The essay is aimed at readers of sociology, gender studies and social debate, and at those reflecting on the decision to have children.
Corinne Maier is a Swiss-born, French psychoanalyst, economist, and best-selling writer. She is best known for being the author of Bonjour paresse, a cynical critique of French corporate culture. In 2016, Maier was named as one of the BBC 100 Women.
