Synopses & Reviews
Nobody Better, Better Than Nobody is a collection of five extended essays that appeared in
The New Yorker from 1978 to 1986. In the tradition of A. J. Liebling and Joseph Mitchell, Ian Frazier raises journalism to high literary art. His vivid stories showcase a strange and wonderful parade of American life, from portraits of Heloise, the syndicated household-hints columnist, and Jim Deren, the urban fly-fishers guru, to small-town residents in western Kansas preparing to celebrate a historic, mutual massacre, to which they invite the Cheyenne Indians descendants with the promise of free bowling.
Review
"Subtle...The unwary reader never knows what Frazier is up to until he's hooked." --
The Boston Globe"Wickedly funny...[A] rare combination of humor and empathy...More eloquent in their directness than poetry." --The New York Times
"Five extraordinary tales profiling people and events in the coolest, clearest, most wittily perceptive prose youll find anywhere these days." --Forbes
Synopsis
A collection of five extended essays that appeared in "The New Yorker from 1978 to 1986, showcasing a strange and wonderful parade of American life.
Synopsis
Nobody Better, Better Than Nobody is a collection of five extended essays that appeared in
The New Yorker from 1978 to 1986. In the tradition of A. J. Liebling and Joseph Mitchell, Frazier raises journalism to high literary art. His vivid stories showcase a strange and wonderful parade of American life, from portraits of Heloise, the syndicated household-hints columnist, and Jim Deren, the urban fly-fishers guru, to small-town residents in western Kansas preparing to celebrate a historic, mutual massacre, to which they invite the Cheyenne Indians descendants with the promise of free bowling.
About the Author
Ian Frazier is the author of Great Plains, The Fishs Eye, On the Rez, Family, and Travels in Siberia, as well as Dating Your Mom, Lamentations of the Father, and The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days. A frequent contributor to The New Yorker, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.