'When a group of essays get together in a room they start talking to each other, often in surprising ways ... The existence of these voices - stylish, vital frequently wise - is a source of hope.' --Anna Goldsworthy _The Best Australian Essays_ showcases the nation's most eloquent, insightful and
The Best American Essays 2017
โ Scribed by Jamison, Leslie (editor)
- Book ID
- 109891644
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780544817333
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โฆ Synopsis
"They do what the essay form arguably does best: engaging the personal in order to reach larger themes . . . The essay form forces authors to take measure of themselves, and allows the reader to do so as well." โPublishers Weekly
The best-selling essayist Leslie Jamison picks the best essays from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites, bringing her incredible ability to "stitch together the intellectual and the emotional with the finesse of a crackerjack surgeon" (NPR) to the task.
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