| The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays Contributor(s): Wood, James (Author), Vance, Simon (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1470840588 ISBN-13: 9781470840587 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: MP3 CD - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2012 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 814 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.5" L (0.22 lbs) |
| Features: Unabridged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A new, far-ranging collection of essays from "the strongest...literary critic we have." (New York Review of Books) Following The Broken Estate, The Irresponsible Self, and How Fiction Works--books that established James Wood as the leading critic of his generation--The Fun Stuff confirms Wood's preeminence, not only as a discerning judge but also as an appreciator of the contemporary novel. In twenty-five passionate, sparkling dispatches--which range over such crucial writers as Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy, Edmund Wilson, and Mikhail Lermontov--Wood offers a panoramic look at the modern novel. He effortlessly connects his encyclopedic, passionate understanding of the literary canon with an equally in-depth analysis of the most important authors writing today, including Cormac McCarthy, Lydia Davis, and Aleksandar Hemon. Included in The Fun Stuff is the title essay on Keith Moon and the lost joys of drumming--which was a finalist for last year's National Magazine Awards--as well as Wood's essay on George Orwell, which Christopher Hitchens selected for The Best American Essays 2010. The Fun Stuff is indispensable reading for anyone who cares about contemporary literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vance, Simon: - Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over forty Earphones Awards. He has won thirteen prestigious Audie Awards and was Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. Wood, James: -James Wood is a staff writer at the New Yorker and a visiting lecturer in English and American literature at Harvard. He is the author of How Fiction Works, several essay collections, and the novel The Book against God. |
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