Author: Michael Cart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780618246939
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading, 2002
Author: Michael Cart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780618246939
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780618246939
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.
Nonrequired Reading
Author: Wislawa Szymborska
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0544618858
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
"Unquestionably one of the great living European poets. She's accessible and deeply human and a joy--though it is a dark kind of joy--to read. . . . She is a poet to live with." —Robert Hass, The Washington Post Book World Wislawa Szymborska's poems are admired around the world, and her unsparing vision, tireless wit, and deep sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title "Nonrequired Reading." As readers of her poems would expect, the short prose pieces collected here are anything but ordinary. Reflecting the author's own eclectic tastes and interests, the pretexts for these ruminations range from books on wallpapering, cooking, gardening, and yoga, to more lofty volumes on opera and world literature. Unpretentious yet incisive, these charming pieces are on a par with Szymborska's finest lyrics, tackling the same large and small questions with a wonderful curiosity.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0544618858
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
"Unquestionably one of the great living European poets. She's accessible and deeply human and a joy--though it is a dark kind of joy--to read. . . . She is a poet to live with." —Robert Hass, The Washington Post Book World Wislawa Szymborska's poems are admired around the world, and her unsparing vision, tireless wit, and deep sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title "Nonrequired Reading." As readers of her poems would expect, the short prose pieces collected here are anything but ordinary. Reflecting the author's own eclectic tastes and interests, the pretexts for these ruminations range from books on wallpapering, cooking, gardening, and yoga, to more lofty volumes on opera and world literature. Unpretentious yet incisive, these charming pieces are on a par with Szymborska's finest lyrics, tackling the same large and small questions with a wonderful curiosity.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading, 2002
Author: Michael Cart
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780618246946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780618246946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618246960
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The "fresh anthology of hip American writings" (Forth Worth Morning Star-Telegram) returns this year with a spectacular array of fiction, nonfiction, and humor, drawn from traditional and alternative magazines by Dave Eggers.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618246960
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The "fresh anthology of hip American writings" (Forth Worth Morning Star-Telegram) returns this year with a spectacular array of fiction, nonfiction, and humor, drawn from traditional and alternative magazines by Dave Eggers.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019
Author: 826 National
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 0358093163
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and alternative comics.
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 0358093163
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and alternative comics.
Miracle Fair: Selected Poems of Wislawa Szymborska
Author: Wislawa Szymborska
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393323854
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Samples the full range of Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska's major themes: the ironies of love, history lessons unlearned, our parochial human perspective, humanity's place in the cosmos, and the illusory character of art. Szymborska's voice emerges as that of a humanitarian graced with a gift for coaxing the extraordinary out of the ordinary in life and language.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393323854
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Samples the full range of Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska's major themes: the ironies of love, history lessons unlearned, our parochial human perspective, humanity's place in the cosmos, and the illusory character of art. Szymborska's voice emerges as that of a humanitarian graced with a gift for coaxing the extraordinary out of the ordinary in life and language.
The Best American Travel Writing 2002
Author: Frances Mayes
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618118809
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This third volume in the series presents more exemplars of armchair reading (in this case, armchair listening), taking people away from daily routine to exotic, often remote settings.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618118809
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This third volume in the series presents more exemplars of armchair reading (in this case, armchair listening), taking people away from daily routine to exotic, often remote settings.
The Best American Essays 2012
Author: David Brooks
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547840543
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Nonfiction from Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Franzen, and more: “There is not a dud in the bunch. [An] exhilarating collection.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Whether a personal reflection on a wife’s decline from Alzheimer’s, a critique of the overdiagnosis of mood disorders, a lighthearted look at menopause, a friend’s commentary on David Foster Wallace’s heartbreaking suicide, or a memoir of teaching underprivileged children, this collection highlights the best essays of the year with contributions from: Benjamin Anastas • Marcia Angell • Miah Arnold • Geoffrey Bent • Robert Boyers • Dudley Clendinen • Paul Collins • Mark Doty • Mark Edmundson • Joseph Epstein • Jonathan Franzen • Malcolm Gladwell • Peter Hessler • Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough • Garret Keizer • David J. Lawless • Alan Lightman • Sandra Tsing Loh • Ken Murray • Francine Prose • Richard Sennett • Lauren Slater • Jose Antonio Vargas • Wesley Yang “A trove of fine writing on big issues.” —Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547840543
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Nonfiction from Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Franzen, and more: “There is not a dud in the bunch. [An] exhilarating collection.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Whether a personal reflection on a wife’s decline from Alzheimer’s, a critique of the overdiagnosis of mood disorders, a lighthearted look at menopause, a friend’s commentary on David Foster Wallace’s heartbreaking suicide, or a memoir of teaching underprivileged children, this collection highlights the best essays of the year with contributions from: Benjamin Anastas • Marcia Angell • Miah Arnold • Geoffrey Bent • Robert Boyers • Dudley Clendinen • Paul Collins • Mark Doty • Mark Edmundson • Joseph Epstein • Jonathan Franzen • Malcolm Gladwell • Peter Hessler • Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough • Garret Keizer • David J. Lawless • Alan Lightman • Sandra Tsing Loh • Ken Murray • Francine Prose • Richard Sennett • Lauren Slater • Jose Antonio Vargas • Wesley Yang “A trove of fine writing on big issues.” —Kirkus Reviews
You Shall Know Our Velocity
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307426084
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
An “entertaining and profoundly original” (San Francisco Chronicle) moving and hilarious tale of two friends who fly around the world trying to give away a lot of money and free themselves from a profound loss. • From the bestselling author of The Circle. “Nobody writes better than Dave Eggers about young men who aspire to be, at the same time, authentic and sincere.” —The New York Times Book Review "You Shall Know Our Velocity! is the work of a wildly talented writer.... Like Kerouac's book, Eggers's could inspire a generation as much as it documents it." —LA Weekly
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307426084
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
An “entertaining and profoundly original” (San Francisco Chronicle) moving and hilarious tale of two friends who fly around the world trying to give away a lot of money and free themselves from a profound loss. • From the bestselling author of The Circle. “Nobody writes better than Dave Eggers about young men who aspire to be, at the same time, authentic and sincere.” —The New York Times Book Review "You Shall Know Our Velocity! is the work of a wildly talented writer.... Like Kerouac's book, Eggers's could inspire a generation as much as it documents it." —LA Weekly
The Best American Nonrequired Reading
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description