Engagement by GunBritt Sundstrom Paperback Book 9780241688120

A feminist cult classic about love independence and what it means to be an individual translated into English for the first timeI want to have him I really do I just dont want him to have meMartina and Gustav students in 1970s Stockholm meet and fall immediately into coupledom But what is coupledom A route to marriage A declaration of codependency A new dimension of commitment and responsibility A sexual confrontation Or is it a habit that an intelligent person must consider breaking Martina and Gustav discuss their relationship endlessly between themselves and with others as they try to make it workEngagement set during a time of social change and political upheaval sees Martina trying to engage with the world on her own terms Unwilling to marry she finds herself in a state of permanent engagement while her friends settle down to marriage and children uncertain of the worlds future she engages with demos sitins and philosophy seminars in her quest for a new blueprint for joy First published in 1976 when it was heralded as an instant classic Engagement remains as relevant hilarious and heartbreaking today