- Published: 19 November 2019
- ISBN: 9780241371473
- Imprint: Hamish Hamilton
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 528
- RRP: $55.00
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- Published: 19 November 2019
- ISBN: 9780241371473
- Imprint: Hamish Hamilton
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 528
- RRP: $55.00
a cornucopia of illuminating and timeless observations on literature, art, and the craft of writing.
Publisher's Weekly
The unclassifiable writer and translator's collected nonfiction shows us a brilliant mind at work.
The New Republic
the beloved American author reflects on reading and writing in typically funny, incisive and tender style.
Stylist
Davis does for the essay what one of her subjects-Rimbaud-did for the prose poem: fires language with emotive, radiant wisdom.
Library Journal
masterful, lucid collection . . . no single piece could capture the essence of this extraordinary writer . . . Read these essays: see everything around you in a clear, fresh light
New Statesman