Introduction of Marina Keegan (by Anne Fadiman)
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Date Added
11.2.25
TLDR
Introduction the “The Opposite of Loneliness,” telling the story of Marina Keegan.
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Raw, moving. Made me respect and admire Marina so deeply. I enjoyed reading the introduction more than the speech the book was named after.
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When a young person dies, much of the tragedy lies in her promise: what she would have done. But Marina left what she had already done: an entire body of writing, far more than could fit between these covers.
We knew we couldn’t rewrite her work; only she could have done that. Still, every time I reread these nine stories and nine essays, they sound exactly like her, and I don’t want to change a word. Marina wouldn’t want to be remembered because she’s dead. She would want to be remembered because she’s good.
Found in The Opposite of Loneliness .