- Published: 19 October 2021
- ISBN: 9780525567325
- Imprint: Knopf US
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 640
- RRP: $39.99
The Contemporary American Essay
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- Published: 19 October 2021
- ISBN: 9780525567325
- Imprint: Knopf US
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 640
- RRP: $39.99
PRAISE FOR THE GLORIOUS AMERICAN ESSAY: "Quite simply, glorious reading." --Lee Gutkind "Could hardly be more timely, relevant, urgent, or necessary." --David Shields "Indispensable." --Geoff Dyer "Lopate has earned his place at the center of our literary culture." --Sven Birkerts "Marvelous. . . . Continuously fresh and thrilling." --Jonathan Lethem "At once monumental and companionable. A book for the ages." --Rivka Galchen