Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation

Paperback Published on: 02/03/2023
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Synopsis

Multi-awardwinning Hannah Gadsby transformed comedy with her show Nanette, even as she declared that she was quitting stand-up. Now, she takes us through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to tell the truth - no matter the cost.

Gadsby's unique stand-up special Nanette was a viral success that left audiences captivated by her blistering honesty and her ability to create both tension and laughter in a single moment. But while her worldwide fame might have looked like an overnight sensation, her path from open mic to the global stage was hard-fought and anything but linear.

Ten Steps to Nanette traces Gadsby's growth as a queer person from Tasmania - where homosexuality was illegal until 1997 - to her ever-evolving relationship with comedy, to her struggle with adult diagnoses of autism and ADHD, and finally to the backbone of Nanette - the renouncement of self-deprecation, the rejection of misogyny, and the moral significance of truth-telling.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • ISBN: 9781911630258
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 35 mm
  • Languages: English

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Ten Steps to Nanette
Moving and profound
I really enjoyed Nanette and found it incredible, very moving and relevant. The book is a beautiful companion. It takes a deeper look into Hannah's life an... READ MORE
Stephanie Slack
Ten Steps to Nanette
A book I think about constantly
I truly think it’s an absolutely essential book. Gadsby is as insightful and brilliant in prose as in her stand up. I cried, several times, not just at the... READ MORE
Lizzie | @littlehux
Ten Steps to Nanette
Powerfully Beautiful
The show Nanette is one I think about often and now those thoughts are enriched and deepened by this book in which Hannah Gadsby takes us in stages through... READ MORE
Katy Wheatley