The Best American Essays 2018 Contributor(s): Als, Hilton (Author), Atwan, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0544817346 ISBN-13: 9780544817340 Publisher: Mariner Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2018 Click for more in this series: Best American Series (R) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General - Literary Collections | Essays |
Dewey: 814.608 |
Series: Best American Series (R) |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.64 lbs) 336 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/10/2018 |
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Publisher Description: The Pulitzer-Prize winning and Guggenheim-honored Hilton Als curates the best essays from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites, bringing "the fierce style of street reading and the formal tradition of critical inquiry, reads culture, race, and gender" (New York Times) to the task. "The essay, like love, like life, is indefinable, but you know an essay when you see it, and you know a great one when you feel it, because it is concentrated life," writes Hilton Als in his introduction. Expertly guided by Als's instinct and intellect, The Best American Essays 2018 showcases great essays as well as irresistibly eclectic ones. Go undercover in North Korea, delve into the question of race in the novels of William Faulkner, hang out in the 1970s New York music scene, and take a family road trip cum art pilgrimage. These experiences and more immersive slices of concentrated life await. |
Contributor Bio(s): Als, Hilton: - Before working at The New Yorker, Hilton Als was a staff writer for The Village Voice and an editor-at-large at Vibe. He has also written articles for The Nation and collaborated on film scripts for Swoon and Looking for Langston. The winner of writing awards from the New York Association of Black Journalists and the Guggenheim Foundation, he lives in New York City. Atwan, Robert: - ROBERT ATWAN has been the series editor of The Best American Essays since its inception in 1986. He has edited numerous literary anthologies and written essays and reviews for periodicals nationwide. |
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