Narcissus Leaves the Pool

Informationen zum Autor JOSEPH EPSTEIN is the author of the best-selling Snobbery and of Friendship , among other books, and was formerly editor of the American Scholar . His work has appeared in The New Yorker , Harper’s Magazine , the Atlantic Monthly , and other magazines. He lives in Evanston, Illinois. Klappentext Joseph Epstein demonstrates time and again his talent for taking nearly any subject and polishing it into a gem of sparkling wit and fascination. In Narcissus Leaves the Pool, he displays his signature verve and charm in sixteen agile, entertaining pieces. Among his targets in this collection are name-dropping, talent versus genius, the cult of youthfulness, and the information revolution. Zusammenfassung Joseph Epstein demonstrates time and again his talent for taking nearly any subject and polishing it into a gem of sparkling wit and fascination. In Narcissus Leaves the Pool, he displays his signature verve and charm in sixteen agile, entertaining pieces. Among his targets in this collection are name-dropping, talent versus genius, the cult of youthfulness, and the information revolution.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Epstein
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.07.2007
• EAN: 9780618872169
• ISBN: 978-0-618-87216-9
• No. of pages: 321
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, HUMOR: Form / Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Letters, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Speeches, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, literary collection;essays;essays;literary;essay;collection, literary collection;essays;2006;2007;2008