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Merry Recluse : A Life in Essays by Caroline Knapp (2004, Hardcover)
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"The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays" by Caroline Knapp is a literary collection that offers a unique blend of biography, autobiography, and fiction. Published by Counterpoint Press in 2004, this hardcover book delves into the world of editors, journalists, and publishers, providing insights into the literary realm through engaging essays. With a compact size of 8.5 x 5.5 inches and weighing 20 ounces, this book is a thoughtful read for adult audiences interested in exploring the author's journey in the literary world.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCounterpoint Press
ISBN-101582433135
ISBN-139781582433134
eBay Product ID (ePID)30206879
Product Key Features
Book TitleMerry Recluse : Alife in Essays
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicEditors, Journalists, Publishers, Literary, Essays
GenreFiction, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
AuthorCaroline Knapp
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-028184
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal070.92 B
SynopsisCaroline Knapp's was one of this country's most intelligent, graceful and humorous voices in memoir. In Drinking: A Love Story, she homed in on the often unspeakable fears and longings that led to her alcoholism and back again. In Pack of Two, she trained her eye on the bonds between human and animals. And in Appetites: Why Women Want, she brought her rigorous scrutiny to the ways in which culture shapes a woman's body and her hunger. Now, with The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Knapp shows us that her vision through a wider lens is as brilliant as through a narrow one. This collection of essays spanning fifteen years of witty, thoughtful, provocative observations on modern culture and women's lives, paints the fullest picture of this wonderful writer that we've yet seen. It's also a remarkably full portrait of a writing life, showing how the same themes can engage -- and expand -- over a lifetime. Here are Knapp's major preoccupations, with work and love, with growth and loss, with distance and intimacy. Here also, her ongoing attempt to balance the life of solitude she preferred with the more public life her writing demanded. Solitude, shyness, cereal for dinner, the fine line between boredom and lust, why women ask stupid questions, mastering the art of healthful self-deception -- subjects that are universally poignant while charming, funny and incisive -- are explored in both long, thoughtful pieces and light, hilarious essays. This collection shows not only the evolution of a writer, but the delight she took in the process, continually questioning, searching and evaluating as she sought to find -- and write about -- the truth. Book jacket., From the best-selling author of Drinking: A Love Story and Appetites: Why Women Want comes this unforgettable collection spanning fifteen years of observations on modern culture and women's lives. Caroline Knapp's readers are known not just for their number, but for their intense connection to her work. Knapp connected so well in part because of the intense focus she brought to her subjects. Now, with The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Knapp shows us that her vision through a wider lens is as brilliant as through a narrow one. These essays paint the fullest picture of this wonderful writer that we've yet seen, but they are also a full portrait of a writing life, showing how the same themes can engage--and expand--a writer over a lifetime. Knapp, who died in 2002, was considered one of the country's more intelligent and graceful voices in memoirs. This collection also shows her to be a witty, provocative observer of the world around her., Caroline Knapp's was one of this country's most intelligent, graceful, and humorous voices in memoir. Her readers are known not just for their number, but for their intense connection to her work. In Drinking: A Love Story, she homed in on the often unspeakable fears and longings that led to her alcoholism and back again. In Pack of Two, she trained her eye on the bonds between humans and animals. And in Appetites: Why Women Want, she brought her rigorous scrutiny to the ways in which culture shapes a woman's body and her hunger.Now, with The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Knapp shows us that her vision through a wider lens is as brilliant as through a narrow one. This collection of essays spanning fifteen years paints the fullest picture of this wonderful writer that we've yet seen, but it's also a remarkably full portrait of a writing life, showing how the same themes can engage--and expand--a writer over a lifetime. Here are her major preoccupations, with work and love, with growth and loss, with distance and intimacy. Solitude, shyness, cereal for dinner, the fine line between boredom and lust, why women ask stupid questions, mastering the art of healthful self-deception--subjects that are universally poignant while charming, funny, and incisive--are explored in both long, thoughtful pieces and light, hilarious essays., From the best-selling author of Drinking: A Love Story, and Appetites: Why Women Want comes this unforgettable collection spanning fifteen years of observations on modern culture and women's lives. Caroline Knapp's readers are known not just for their number, but for their intense connection to her work. Knapp connected so well in part because of the intense focus she brought to her subjects. Now, with The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Knapp shows us that her vision through a wider lens is as brilliant as through a narrow one. These essays paint the fullest picture of this wonderful writer that we've yet seen, but they are also a full portrait of a writing life, showing how the same themes can engage--and expand--a writer over a lifetime. Knapp, who died in 2002, was considered one of the country's more intelligent and graceful voices in memoirs. This collection also shows her to be a witty, provocative observer of the world around her., From the best-selling author of Drinking: A Love Story and Appetites: Why Women Want, a collection spanning fifteen years of witty, thoughtful, provocative observations on modern culture and women's lives. Caroline Knapp's was one of this country's most intelligent, graceful, and humorous voices in memoir. Her readers are known not just for their number, but for their intense connection to her work. In Drinking: A Love Story, she homed in on the often unspeakable fears and longings that led to her alcoholism and back again. In Pack of Two, she trained her eye on the bonds between humans and animals. And in Appetites: Why Women Want, she brought her rigorous scrutiny to the ways in which culture shapes a woman's body and her hunger.Now, with The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Knapp shows us that her vision through a wider lens is as brilliant as through a narrow one. of this wonderful writer that we've yet seen, but it's also a remarkably full portrait of a writing life, showing how the same themes can engage--and expand--a writer over a lifetime. Here are her major preoccupations, with work and love, with growth and loss, with distance and intimacy. Solitude, shyness, cereal for dinner, the fine line between boredom and lust, why women ask stupid questions, mastering the art of healthful self-deception--subjects that are universally poignant while charming, funny, and incisive--are explored in both long, thoughtful pieces and light, hilarious essays.
LC Classification NumberPN4874.K575A3 2004
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- Feb 10, 2017
Brilliant writer!
Knapp, gone too soon, wrote eloquently and from the heart. I gift her books to friends whom I know will relate to her content so it never hurts to have an extra or two in my library! This volume is a compilation of her writings, and is likely to strike chords with most of us who grew up female in the last few decades of the 20th century.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
