Remarkable Reads
34 Writers and Their Adventures in Reading
Will be published approx. on 25. February 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
262 pages
978-0-393-32540-9 (ISBN)
Description
Can books be dangerous, elegant, or sad? Can books be tempting, or smokin', or double-d-daring? Can they compel you to hitchhike to the middle of Mexico, fall in love with snakes, or question your sanity? Of course they can. Writers including Jonathan Lethem, Haven Kimmel, Charles Frazier, and Bebe Moore Campbell tell us why in this eye-opening anthology. Tapping classic works such as The Catcher in the Rye and The Cat in the Hat as well as obscure novels such as Karel Capek's The War of the Newts, they reveal how literature tempts, enchants, and changes us. Each of these essays, which first appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer, reminds us that reading is not a passive pastime but an action sport that seizes and shapes, renews and remakes us. Insightful and heartfelt, humorous and accessible, Remarkable Reads will delight anyone who has ever loved a book.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a wonderful book - a must for anyone who reads, who writes or who aspires to either. It is such a joyous celebration of the intimate relationship between reader and writer, it makes you want to run to the bookshelf, to the library, to the bookstore and read, read, read. These essays remind us of why we read and why we write - they remind us of the power of stories to inspire, entertain, and alter the course of our lives." A. M Homes "Remarkable Reads and remarkable delights! This is no literary seminar, it's a carnival of unintended consequences." Tom WolfeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
364 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-32540-9 (9780393325409)
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Person
J. Peder Zane is the book-review editor of the Raleigh News & Observer and the editor of Norton's Remarkable Reads. His syndicated column received the ASNE Distinguished Writing Award for Commentary.