The Best American Essays 2009

Informationen zum Autor Mary Oliver (1935–2019), one of the most popular and widely honored poets in the U.S., was the author of more than thirty books of poetry and prose. Over the course of her long and illustrious career, she received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for  American Primitive  in 1984 .  Oliver also received the Shelley Memorial Award; a Guggenheim Fellowship; an American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Achievement Award; the Christopher Award and the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award for  House of Light ; the National Book Award for  New and Selected Poems ; a Lannan Foundation Literary Award; and the New England Booksellers Association Award for Literary Excellence. She lived most of her life in Provincetown, Massachusetts. ROBERT ATWAN has been the series editor of The Best American Essays since its inception in 1986. He has edited numerous literary anthologies and written essays and reviews for periodicals nationwide. Klappentext Edited by award-winning poet and essayist Mary Oliver, the latest edition of this "rich and thoughtful collection" (Publishers Weekly) offers the finest essays "judiciously selected from countless publications" (Chicago Tribune). Zusammenfassung Edited by award-winning poet and essayist Mary Oliver, the latest edition of this "rich and thoughtful collection" ( Publishers Weekly ) offers the finest essays "judiciously selected from countless publications" ( Chicago Tribune ).

Product details

• Authors: Robert Atwan, Marie Oliver, Mary Oliver
• Assisted by: Robert Atwan (Editor), Mary Oliver (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvest Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 08.10.2009
• EAN: 9780618982721
• ISBN: 978-0-618-98272-1
• Series: Best American Essays; Best American; Best American Series (R); Best American Essays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), FICTION: Noir, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION: Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Literary