"At a time when much literary criticism remains deliberately abstruse and unduly professionalized, this book, at once anecdotal and quietly argumentative, feels like nothing so much as a fine collection of short stories about the most fascinating people you never met."--Morris Dickstein, author of "A Mirror in the Roadway" "To read this book is to watch the workings of a brilliant mind--sharp, quirky, always ready to reimagine texts we thought we knew well and to shed light on others we might have passed over. Campbell ...
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"At a time when much literary criticism remains deliberately abstruse and unduly professionalized, this book, at once anecdotal and quietly argumentative, feels like nothing so much as a fine collection of short stories about the most fascinating people you never met."--Morris Dickstein, author of "A Mirror in the Roadway" "To read this book is to watch the workings of a brilliant mind--sharp, quirky, always ready to reimagine texts we thought we knew well and to shed light on others we might have passed over. Campbell fits into no theoretical camp: he is simply one of the rare critics on whom, to cite Henry James, 'nothing is lost.'"--Marjorie Perloff, author of "Wittgenstein's Ladder" "Rises above the usual divisions in American literature. James Campbell is one of the most eloquent and consistently challenging writers on the British literary scene."--Caryl Phillips, author of "Dancing in the Dark"
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New. A collection of profiles and essays, which proffers observations on writers and writing in the post-1950s period. It considers writers associated with the "New Yorker" magazine, including John Updike, William Maxwell, Truman Capote, and Jonathan Franzen. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342. 2008. 1st Edition. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Good. Good+. Former owner name crossed off base edge of text block (in black marker). Rest of book Near Fine. Top of spine bumped. Binding tight, pages crisp and clean. Some light scuffs and dents. Ships via Media Mail within 2 business days.
