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Embarrassment is universal, yet rarely treated as history. The Chronicles of Cringe turns cringe into a cultural record, tracing spectacular missteps across centuries—from military blunders and artistic disasters to political gaffes and social faceplants. Each entry shows how public shame reflects the rules of its time. Packed with playful illustration and sharp commentary, it captures the delicious moment when confidence collapses—proving our worst moments can be strangely instructive.
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About the Authors
David Green and Merone Hannah Tesfaye are Brooklyn-based writers working across comedy, cultural commentary, and editorial storytelling. Graphics Dept., the studio of Ana Realmuto and Nate Bruzdzinski, is known for bold, tactile design.
Illustrations are by David Huang, whose expressive work has appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times.
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he Chronicles of Cringe, A History of Human Embarrassment is een origineel en humoristisch koffietafelboek dat de meest legendarische blunders, pijnlijke missers en onvergetelijke gênante momenten uit de wereldgeschiedenis verzamelt. Rijk geïllustreerd en met een flinke dosis scherpe humor laat dit boek zien dat schaamte van alle tijden is en verrassend veel vertelt over de maatschappij waarin we leven. Van historische militaire mislukkingen en politieke uitglijders tot artistieke fiasco's, publieke flaters en culturele missers: The Chronicles of Cringe neemt je mee langs de meest opmerkelijke momenten waarop zelfvertrouwen omsloeg in publieke vernedering. Elk verhaal wordt geplaatst in zijn historische context en laat zien hoe normen, verwachtingen en sociale regels door de eeuwen heen zijn veranderd.
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