The National Book Award–winning author compiles a
“thought-provoking volume” of essays by Joyce Carol Oates, Oliver
Sacks, Jaquira Diaz and others (Publishers Weekly). As Jonathan
Franzen writes in his introduction, his main criterion for selecting
The Best American Essays 2016 “was whether an author had taken a
risk.” The resulting volume showcases authorial risk in a variety of
forms, from championing an unpopular opinion to the possibility of
ruining a professional career, or irrevocably alienating one’s
family. What’s gained are essential insights into aspects of the
human condition that would otherwise remain concealed—from questions
of queer identity, to the experience of a sibling’s autism and
relationships between students and college professors.The Best
American Essays 2016 includes entries by Alexander Chee, Paul
Crenshaw, Jaquira Diaz, Laura Kipnis, Amitava Kaumar, Sebastian
Junger, Joyce Carol Oates, Oliver Sacks, George Steiner, Thomas
Chatterton Williams, and others.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780544812178
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (ORM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok