| Description |
xiv, 306 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Reading. Foreword -- F. Kafka, everyman -- What does soulful mean? -- E.M. Forster, middle manager -- Pnin and reality -- The difficult gifts of David Foster Wallace -- Middlemarch and everybody -- Two directions for the novel -- Being. That crafty feeling -- Oliver! -- One week in Liberia -- Speaking in tongues -- Seeing. Hepburn and Garbo -- Bellissima -- At the movies, 2006 -- Ten notes on Oscar weekend -- Feeling. Smith family Christmas -- Accidental hero -- Dead man laughing. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A volume of essays is comprised of top-selected pieces from the past decade and considers a broad range of topics organized under such main categories as "Reading," "Being," "Seeing," and "Feeling." |
| Subject |
English essays.
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| ISBN |
9781594202377 |
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1594202370 |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 13163302 |
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AU@ 000045021849 |
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