| Best Creative Nonfiction, Volume 2 Contributor(s): Gutkind, Lee (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393330249 ISBN-13: 9780393330243 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2008 Annotation: "Blending precise research and astute observation with flavorful, fascinating narratives."-Publishers Weekly, starred review (for Vol. 1) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 810.800 |
| Series: Best Creative Nonfiction |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.2" (0.65 lbs) 364 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Lee Gutkind, the Godfather behind creative narrative nonfiction (Vanity Fair), and the staff of the landmark literary journal Creative Nonfiction comes this fresh collection of fact-based personal narratives, mined from literary blogs, 'zines, and other fringe publications. In My Glove: A Biography, Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak and a Wall Street Journal reporter, traces the history of his baseball glove--the one thing I would be devastated to lose, my last, best connection to the baseball that defined my life as a kid--as he relinquishes it to the glove designer at Rawlings for an overhaul. Heidi Julavits, editor of The Believer, imagines a future in which book-related fatalities--Death of the intellect is one thing, but actual death is quite another--revolutionize the writer's market. This new volume of The Best Creative Nonfiction continues to engage and delight with exceptional work from writers old and new. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gutkind, Lee: - Lee Gutkind is the founder and editor of the literary journal Creative Nonfiction and a pioneer in the field of narrative nonfiction. Gutkind is also the editor of In Fact and Becoming a Doctor, the author of Almost Human, and has written books about baseball, health care, travel, and technology. A Distinguished Writer in Residence at Arizona State University, he lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Tempe, Arizona. |