The Contemporary American Essay
New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.
Format: Book
Description: xviii, 615 pages ; 21 cm
"The first decades of the twenty-first century have witnessed a blossoming of creative nonfiction. In this extraordinary collection, Phillip Lopate gathers essays by forty-seven of America's best contemporary writers, mingling long-established eminences with newer voices and making room for a wide variety of perspectives and styles. The Contemporary American Essay is a monument to a remarkably adaptable form and a treat for anyone who loves fantastic writing"-- Provided by publisher.
Other Authors:
Lopate, Phillip, 1943- editor.
Als, Hilton. I am the happiness of this world.
Baker, Nicholson. One summer.
Beller, Thomas. Portrait of the bagel as a young man.
Birkerts, Sven. Brave face.
Biss, Eula. On immunity.
Cappello, Mary. Tactless.
Carson, Anne, 1950- Decreation.
Castle, Terry. Home alone.
Chee, Alexander. Girl.
Cole, Teju. Black body.
Lopate, Phillip, 1943- editor.
Als, Hilton. I am the happiness of this world.
Baker, Nicholson. One summer.
Beller, Thomas. Portrait of the bagel as a young man.
Birkerts, Sven. Brave face.
Biss, Eula. On immunity.
Cappello, Mary. Tactless.
Carson, Anne, 1950- Decreation.
Castle, Terry. Home alone.
Chee, Alexander. Girl.
Cole, Teju. Black body.
ISBN:
0525567321
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LITERATURE Essays Con | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |