Not That Kind of Girl Lena Dunham



dunham signed $3.5 million deal in 2012 random house publish first book. essay collection, not kind of girl: young woman tells s learned , published in september 2014, , reached #2 on new york times best seller list on october 19.


in book, dunham wrote being sexually assaulted oberlin college classmate, resulted in controversy regarding accuracy of account , case of mistaken identity when former oberlin college student named barry (the pseudonym used dunham s alleged attacker in book) sought legal advice ensure people didn’t associate him content. in book, dunham describes “barry” guy wore cowboy boots, sported mustache, hosted radio show, worked @ campus library, , graduated oberlin in 2005. according man’s attorney, aaron minc, description warrants enough detail point finger @ client. dunham later apologized confusion , random house reprinted book clarification, releasing statement saying: random house, on our own behalf , on behalf of our author, regrets confusion.


other passages in book recounting interactions of sexual nature, starting when 7 years old, one-year-old sister grace attracted significant controversy, , prompted numerous think pieces children s sexuality , personal boundaries.








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