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The Best American Essays 2003by Robert Atwan and Anne Fadiman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Since 1986, The Best American Essays has gathered the most interesting and provocative writing of the year, establishing a firm place as the leading annual of its kind. The volume is edited each year by an esteemed writer who brings a fresh eye to the selections. Previous editors have included Elizabeth Hardwick, Susan Sontag, Geoffrey C. Ward, Cynthia Ozick, and Stephen Jay Gould. This year's volume is terrifically diverse, with subjects ranging from driving lessons to animal rights to citizenship in times of emergency. Review:"While the anthology ignores the younger crop of essayists appearing in less established publications, many of the selections are engaging and thoughtful, restrained but occasionally transcendent." Publishers Weekly Review:"[E]ssentially, a bound edition of The New Yorker....Maybe Dave Eggers is skimming off all the out-there material for Best American Nonrequired Reading; at any rate, this year's model could use a little more variety and excitement." Kirkus Reviews Review:"It's always worth checking in with Atwan....[A] splendid array of unpredictable and delectable essays....The death of loved ones, the reading habit, and 9/11 are also broached in this superb literary showcase." Donna Seaman, Booklist Review:"Consistent in clarity as well as quality, this diverse collection of some of the year's best short nonfiction is recommended for academic and public libraries." Library Journal Synopsis:From The New Yorker to the Georgia Review, from DoubleTake to Harper's Magazine, the editors of The Best American Essays have scoured the country's best magazines in search of the most artful and powerful writing around. This thoughtful, provocative collection is the result of their search. Synopsis:Since 1986, "The Best American Essays" has gathered the most interesting and provocative writing of the year. This year's volume is terrifically diverse, with subjects ranging from driving lessons to animal rights to citizenship in times of emergency. Synopsis:Includes bibliographical references (p. [334]-339).
About the AuthorAnne Fadiman is the editor of The American Scholar and the author of two books of nonfiction, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down and Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader. Her essays and articles have appeared in Harper's Magazine, The New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, among other publications.
Since the inception of The Best American Essays in 1986 as a trade book title, Robert Atwan has been series editor. He has published reviews and essays in a range of periodicals and edited a number of other literature anthologies. Atwan most recently edited two collections of poetry with a Biblical theme, Chapters into Verse by Oxford University Press and Divine Inspiration by Oxford University Press. Table of ContentsContents Foreword by Robert Atwan ix Introduction by Anne Fadiman xiv André Aciman. Lavender 1 from Harvard Review Donald Antrim. I Bought a Bed 17 from The New Yorker Rachel Cohen. Lost Cities 38 from The Threepenny Review Brian Doyle. Yes 48 from The Georgia Review Joseph Epstein. In a Snob-Free Zone 53 from The Washington Monthly Marshall Jon Fisher. Memoria ex Machina 61 from DoubleTake Caitlin Flanagan. Home Alone 67 from The Atlantic Monthly Ian Frazier. Researchers Say 79 from The New Yorker Atul Gawande. The Learning Curve 83 from The New Yorker Adam Gopnik. Bumping Into Mr. Ravioli 103 from The New Yorker Francine du Plessix Gray. The Debacle 112 from The American Scholar Edward Hoagland. Circus Music 125 from Harpers Magazine Myra Jehlen. F. P. 136 from Raritan Jane Kramer. The Reporters Kitchen 146 from The New Yorker Ben Metcalf. Wooden Dollar 160 from Harpers Magazine Frederic Morton. A Delivery for Fred Astaire 174 from Harpers Magazine Michael Pollan. An Animals Place 190 from The New York Times Magazine Katha Pollitt. Learning to Drive 212 from The New Yorker Elaine Scarry. Citizenship in Emergency 223 from Boston Review Susan Sontag. Looking at War 243 from The New Yorker Francis Spufford. The Habit 274 from Granta Cheryl Strayed. The Love of My Life 291 from The Sun Judith Thurman. Swann Song 308 from The New Yorker John Edgar Wideman. Whose War 320 from Harpers Magazine Biographical Notes 329 Notable Essays of 2002 334 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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