The Chronicles of Cringe : A History of Human Embarrassment
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Embarrassment is universal yet rarely examined beyond its sting.The Chronicles of Cringe reframes it as a cultural artifact and historical thread, tracing humanity's most spectacular missteps across centuries. From military blunders to artistic disasters, political gaffes to social misfires, each entry reveals how cringe operates as both individual experience and collective mirror.Blending original illustration and sharp commentary, the book shows how the moments we most want to forget reveal what we most need to remember about being fallibly, gloriously human.
Author: David Green
Social & cultural history, Humour collections & anthologies
Published on 16 Jul 2026 by Die Gestalten Verlag.
Hardback