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Chargement... The Best American Essays 2008 (2008)par Adam Gopnick (Directeur de publication), Robert Atwan (Directeur de publication)
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   charlyk | Nov 15, 2019 |  The first essay is one of the toughest things I've read in a while, by Patricia Brieschke called "Cracking Open", it recounts the multiple surgeries her baby went through, all without anesthesia - until recently doctors believed babies feel no pain and operated with no pain killers of any kind. Her detailed descriptions of the babies clenched fists and whaling cries reminded me of watching a Holocaust documentary, not for the faint of heart, yet so very common. Barbaric, Jim. "Becoming Adolf" by Rich Cohen is hilarious, fascinating and educational. It's the history of the "toothbrush" moustache that Hitler and Charlie Chaplin wore, how it came about, and why they wore it. Turns out it was an American style the Germans co-opted. It was a modern, uniform (industrial), dashing dandy compared to the long, wild moustaches of the 19th century. The writing is superb, I plan to seek out more by Cohen. "Candid Camera" by Anthony Lane is a tribute to the Leica camera, made in Germany. I'd heard of this legendary camera, but didn't know why it was so revered - now I know. I want one so bad it hurts. This article may end up costing me a lot of money. --Review by Stephen Balbach, via CoolReading (c) 2011 cc-by-nd (  )1  Stbalbach | Apr 6, 2011 |  )1 markflanagan | Jul 21, 2010 | Bernard Cooper's "The Constant Gardener," about learning to live with his long-term partner's advancing AIDS Albert Goldbarth's "Everybody's Nickname," about midcentury science fiction and the unity of two selves. Ariel Levy's "The Lesbian Bride's Handbook," about choosing a dress in a wedding where tradition and non-conformity are pulling in all directions. Lee Zacharias's "Buzzards," about the various groups of birds known as vultures. ( ) chellerystick | Aug 16, 2009 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Here you will find the finest essays "judiciously selected from countless publications” (Chicago Tribune), ranging from The New Yorker and Harper’s to Swink and Pinch. In his introduction to this year’s edition, Adam Gopnik finds that great essays have "text and inner text, personal story and larger point, the thing you’re supposed to be paying attention to and some other thing you’re really interested in.” David Sedaris’s quirky, hilarious account of a childhood spent yearning for a home where history was properly respected is also a poignant rumination on surviving the passage of time. In "The Ecstasy of Influence,” Jonathan Lethem ponders the intriguing phenomenon of cryptomnesia: a person believes herself to be creating something new but is really recalling similar, previously encountered work. Ariel Levy writes in "The Lesbian Bride’s Handbook” of her efforts to plan a party that accurately reflects her lifestyle (which she notes is "not black-tie!”) as she confronts head-on what it means to be married. And Lauren Slater is off to "Tripp Lake,” recounting the one summer she spent at camp -- a summer of color wars, horseback riding, and the "wild sadness” that settled in her when she was away from home. In the end, Gopnik believes that the only real ambition of an essayist is to be a master of our common life. This latest installment of The Best American Essays is full of writing that reveals, in Gopnik’s words, "the breath of things as they are.” Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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