First published in America in 1983, The Gift is a modern classic. This inspiring examination of the ‘gift economy’ is even more relevant now than when it originally appeared. It’s a brilliantly argued defence of the place of creativity in our increasingly market-orientated society.
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“Reminds us of our cultural gifts and our responsibilities to them… a manifesto of sorts.” Zadie Smith
“Buy several copies: one for yourself and the rest for friends interested in, well, anything.” Geoff Dyer
“A masterpiece… The Gift is the best book I know of for the aspiring young, for talented but unacknowledged creators, or even for those who have achieved material success and are worried that this means they’ve sold out.” Margaret Atwood
