In brief
short takes on the personal
by Judith Kitchen
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From Harriet Doerr's recollection of a halcyon time to Josephine Jacobsen's reverie on memory, In Brief offers vivid glimpses into the ways experience can be shaped in language that is fresh and inventive. The seventy-three authors here include the known - John McPhee, Cynthia Ozick, James Salter - as well as remarkable new writers.
Essays (all under 2000 words) range from Frank McCourt's search for his father in the pubs of Limerick to William Maxwell's thoughts about growing old; from Charles Baxter's early experience of reading to Brady Udall's confession as a liar. In each piece, imagination becomes a way to explore reality. The real world we are fortunate enough to live in is revealed as endlessly rich and deep.
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In brief: short takes on the personal
1999, W.W. Norton
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In Brief: Short Takes on the Personal
June 1, 1999, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
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In Brief: Short Takes on the Personal
June 1, 1999, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
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