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Rejection is a provocative (tremendously insightful and outrageously funny) foray into the thorniest issues of modern life. The seven stories jump seamlessly between the personal crises of the members of a peculiar group of friends and the tragicomedies of sex, relationships, identity, and the internet. In "The Feminist," a young man's passionate activism in feminism transforms into furious nihilism when, after thirty years of solitude, he realizes that this approach hasn't gotten him anywhere. In "Photos," a young woman's unrequited love degenerates into an unhealthy obsession and the systematic destruction of her self-image. And in "Ahegao or Ballad of Sexual Repression," a shy person's (belated) failure to have a first relationship leads them to unwittingly commit a colossal blunder. As the characters appear on each other's dating apps and social media feeds —or meet in dimly lit bars and bedrooms— they reveal how our self-deceptions can distort our desire for connection. These brilliant satires delve into the underestimated tribulations of rejection with the authority of a modern classic and the frenetic intensity of a manifesto. Rejection is bold and unforgettable: a stunning mosaic that redefines what it means to be rejected by lovers, friends, society... and by oneself.