The Big Book of the Dead
Will be published approx. on 17. September 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-64009-253-2 (ISBN)
Description
Winik arranges her arresting portraits of the dead chronologically, spanning Friends of My Youth, Mostly in New Jersey 1958-1978, The Austin Years, Including New Orleans 1977-2009, We Were Ten Years in Pennsylvania 1999-2009, and Love in the Time of Baltimore 2009-2018. Featuring 12 additional vignettes, The Big Book of the Dead continues Winik's work as an empathic chronicler of life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 107 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64009-253-2 (9781640092532)
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Longtime All Things Considered commentator MARION WINIK is the author of First Comes Love, The Glen Rock Book of the Dead, and seven other books. Her Bohemian Rhapsody column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has received the Best Column and Best Humorist awards from Baltimore Magazine, and her essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine, The Sun, and many other publications. She is the host of The Weekly Reader radio show and podcast, based at the Baltimore NPR affiliate. She reviews books for Newsday, People, and Kirkus Reviews and is a board member of the National Book Critics Circle. She is a professor in the MFA program at the University of Baltimore.
Content
I. Friends of My Youth, Mostly in New Jersey 1958 - 1978
The Alpha
The Driving Instructor
The Perfect Couple
Two First Cousins
Their Mother
The Eye Doctor
The Fourth
The Cat with Nine Lives
The Man Who Could Take Off His Thumb
The Painter
The Mah Jongg Player
The Queen of New Jersey
The Diplomat (NEW)
The Golf Pro
The Social Worker
The Second Cousin Once Removed
The Young Uncle
The Neighbor
The Classmate
The Big Sister
The Virgin
The Mensch
The Thin White Duke
The Camp Director
The Tomb of the Unknown Yogi (NEW)
My Advisor
The Golden Boy
The Role Model
The Competition
The Showgirl
The Professor of Desire (NEW)
II. The Austin Years, Including New Orleans 1976-2009
The Jeweler
The Carpenter
The Warrior Poetess
The Publisher
The Clown
The Humanoid from Houston
The Junkie
The Skater
The Brother-in-Law
The Jewish Floridian
Who Dat
The Counselor
Three Lost Boys
The Art Star
The King of the Condo
The Photographer
The Rancher
The Texan
The Neatnik
The Democrat
The Wunderkind
The Young Hercules
The Dentist
The Sikh
The Counselor
The Second-Grade Teacher
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Werewolf
The Queen of the Scene
The Volunteer
The All-American
The Father of the Bride
The Belle of the Ball
The Southern Writer
The Paid Professional Codependent
The Bon Vivant
Portrait of a Lady
The Statistic
The Man of Letters
The Old Rake
The Realtor
The Graduate
III. We Were Ten Years in Pennsylvania 1999-2009
The Mother of Four
The Quiet Guy
The Bad Brother
The Little Brother
The Conscientious Objector
The Last Brother
The Last Straw
The Bad Influence
The Nurse
The Burning Man
The R.A.
The Soldier
The House
The Family Guy
The Baby
The Maid
The Man of Honor
The Fairy Festival (NEW)
The Little Bird
The Montessori Teacher
The Ambassador's Wife
The Playwright
IV. Love in the Time of Baltimore 2009 - 2018
The Belligerent Stream
The Grandmother-General
The Southern Gentleman
The Squash Player
The Assistant Superintendent
His Brother
Her Son
The Artist
The French Horn Player
The Big Man
The Very Tiny Baby
Two Slips of the Knife
The Perfect Friend (NEW)
The Lacrosse Player (NEW)
The Cult Member (NEW)
His Dog
The Talent
Jack (NEW)
The Pirate
Dr. Food (NEW)
The Suicides (NEW)
The A Student (NEW)
The Happy Man
The Babydaddy
The Innocents
The Jews (NEW)
The Leader of the Pack
El Suegro
The VIP Lounge
The Living
The Alpha
The Driving Instructor
The Perfect Couple
Two First Cousins
Their Mother
The Eye Doctor
The Fourth
The Cat with Nine Lives
The Man Who Could Take Off His Thumb
The Painter
The Mah Jongg Player
The Queen of New Jersey
The Diplomat (NEW)
The Golf Pro
The Social Worker
The Second Cousin Once Removed
The Young Uncle
The Neighbor
The Classmate
The Big Sister
The Virgin
The Mensch
The Thin White Duke
The Camp Director
The Tomb of the Unknown Yogi (NEW)
My Advisor
The Golden Boy
The Role Model
The Competition
The Showgirl
The Professor of Desire (NEW)
II. The Austin Years, Including New Orleans 1976-2009
The Jeweler
The Carpenter
The Warrior Poetess
The Publisher
The Clown
The Humanoid from Houston
The Junkie
The Skater
The Brother-in-Law
The Jewish Floridian
Who Dat
The Counselor
Three Lost Boys
The Art Star
The King of the Condo
The Photographer
The Rancher
The Texan
The Neatnik
The Democrat
The Wunderkind
The Young Hercules
The Dentist
The Sikh
The Counselor
The Second-Grade Teacher
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Werewolf
The Queen of the Scene
The Volunteer
The All-American
The Father of the Bride
The Belle of the Ball
The Southern Writer
The Paid Professional Codependent
The Bon Vivant
Portrait of a Lady
The Statistic
The Man of Letters
The Old Rake
The Realtor
The Graduate
III. We Were Ten Years in Pennsylvania 1999-2009
The Mother of Four
The Quiet Guy
The Bad Brother
The Little Brother
The Conscientious Objector
The Last Brother
The Last Straw
The Bad Influence
The Nurse
The Burning Man
The R.A.
The Soldier
The House
The Family Guy
The Baby
The Maid
The Man of Honor
The Fairy Festival (NEW)
The Little Bird
The Montessori Teacher
The Ambassador's Wife
The Playwright
IV. Love in the Time of Baltimore 2009 - 2018
The Belligerent Stream
The Grandmother-General
The Southern Gentleman
The Squash Player
The Assistant Superintendent
His Brother
Her Son
The Artist
The French Horn Player
The Big Man
The Very Tiny Baby
Two Slips of the Knife
The Perfect Friend (NEW)
The Lacrosse Player (NEW)
The Cult Member (NEW)
His Dog
The Talent
Jack (NEW)
The Pirate
Dr. Food (NEW)
The Suicides (NEW)
The A Student (NEW)
The Happy Man
The Babydaddy
The Innocents
The Jews (NEW)
The Leader of the Pack
El Suegro
The VIP Lounge
The Living