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Best American Essays 2016 by Robert Atwan (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100544812107
ISBN-139780544812109
eBay Product ID (ePID)219092205
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Book TitleBest American Essays 2016
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicMystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, American / General, Essays
GenreFiction, Literary Collections
AuthorRobert Atwan
Book SeriesBest American Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
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SynopsisA true essay is "something hazarded, not definitive, not authoritative; something ventured on the basis of the author's personal experience and subjectivity," writes guest editor Jonathan Franzen in his introduction. However, his main criterion for selecting The Best American Essays 2016 was, in a word, risk. Whether the risks involved championing an unpopular opinion, the possibility of ruining a professional career, or irrevocably offending family, for Franzen, "the writer has to be like the firefighter, whose job, while everyone else is fleeing the flames, is to run straight into them." The Best American Essays 2016 includes ALEXANDER CHEE, PAUL CRENSHAW, JAQUIRA DÍAZ, LAURA KIPNIS, AMITAVA KUMAR, SEBASTIAN JUNGER, JOYCE CAROL OATES, OLIVER SACKS, THOMAS CHATTERTON WILLIAMS and others JONATHAN FRANZEN, guest editor, is the author of five novels, most recently Purity, and five works of nonfiction and translation, including Farther Away and The Kraus Project. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the German Akademie der Künste, and the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. ROBERT ATWAN, the series editor of The Best American Essays since its inception in 1986, has published on a wide variety of subjects, from American advertising and early photography to ancient divination and Shakespeare. His criticism, essays, humor, poetry, and fiction have appeared in numerous periodicals nationwide., The award-winning and best-selling Jonathan Franzen picks the best essays from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites., A true essay is "something hazarded, not definitive, not authoritative; something ventured on the basis of the author's personal experience and subjectivity," writes guest editor Jonathan Franzen in his introduction. However, his main criterion for selecting The Best American Essays 2016 was, in a word, risk. Whether the risks involved championing an unpopular opinion, the possibility of ruining a professional career, or irrevocably offending family, for Franzen, "the writer has to be like the firefighter, whose job, while everyone else is fleeing the flames, is to run straight into them." The Best American Essays 2016 includes ALEXANDER CHEE, PAUL CRENSHAW, JAQUIRA D AZ, LAURA KIPNIS, AMITAVA KUMAR, SEBASTIAN JUNGER, JOYCE CAROL OATES, OLIVER SACKS, THOMAS CHATTERTON WILLIAMS and others JONATHAN FRANZEN, guest editor, is the author of five novels, most recently Purity, and five works of nonfiction and translation, including Farther Away and The Kraus Project. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the German Akademie der K nste, and the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. ROBERT ATWAN, the series editor of The Best American Essays since its inception in 1986, has published on a wide variety of subjects, from American advertising and early photography to ancient divination and Shakespeare. His criticism, essays, humor, poetry, and fiction have appeared in numerous periodicals nationwide.
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- Mar 17, 2021
Wonderful collection of essays chosen by Jonathan Franzen
The Best American Essays of 2016 were chosen by Editor/Writer Jonathan Franzen, a favorite author of mine. I really like his essays, so I knew I would not be disappointed in his choices. I was actually inspired to re-read JF's How to be Alone and other essays in that book. This was a fine collection and I would recommend it highly. This is not stuffy reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
