| Bound to Please: An Extraordinary One-Volume Literary Education Contributor(s): Dirda, Michael (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0393329631 ISBN-13: 9780393329636 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $30.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 Annotation: This new work features scores of Dirda's most engaging essays, all intended to introduce readers to wonderful writers, from the anecdotal Herodotus and James Boswell to the sensuous Colette and Steven Millhauser and European masters including Joseph Roth, Flann O'Brien, and Penelope Fitzgerald. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: 081 |
| Physical Information: 1.46" H x 6.58" W x 9.18" (1.72 lbs) 558 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Surveying the dizzying universe of classic books, Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary essayist, proves himself to be one of the most engaging critics of our time--and great fun to read. Opening with an impassioned critique of modern reading habits, he then presents many of the great, and idiosyncratic, writers he loves most. In this showcase of one hundred of the world's most astonishing books, Dirda covers a remarkable range of literature, including popular genres such as the detective novel and ghost story, while never neglecting the deeper satisfactions of sometimes overlooked classics. Short-listed for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for criticism, Bound to Please is a glorious celebration of just how much fun reading can be. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dirda, Michael: - Michael Dirda, who won a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism at the Washington Post Book World, is the author of An Open Book, Bound to Please, and Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. |