| Description |
xii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
The Bloodied And Other Essays gathers twenty-four essays from the past decade and a half of Acocella's career, as well as an introduction that frames her simple preoccupations, “life and art.” In agile, inspired prose, the New Yorker staff writer moves from J. R. R. Tolkien's translation of Beowulf to the life of Richard Pryor, from surveying profanity to untangling in the book of Job. Her appetite (and reading list) knows no bounds. This collection is a joy and a revelation, a library in itself, and Acocella our dream companion among its shelves. |
| Contents |
The bloodiest nightgown : Dracula -- Waugh stories : Alexander, Arthur, Evelyn, Auberon, and Alexander Waugh -- Prophet motive : Kahlil Gibran -- Queen of crime : Agatha Christie -- A dog's life : J. R. Ackerley -- The English wars : prescriptive and descriptive dictionaries -- Once upon a time : Grimms' fairy tales -- Why me? The book of Job |
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Literature.
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Mass media.
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American essays -- 21st century.
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| Genre |
Essays.
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Literary criticism.
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| ISBN |
9780374608095 |
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0374608091 |
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