| The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Cart, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618246940 ISBN-13: 9780618246946 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: This brilliant collection highlights a bold mix of fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and more alternative comics than ever. Compiled by Dave Eggers and students from his San Francisco writing center, contributors include Judy Budnitz, "The Onion, The Daily Show, This American Life," and George Packer. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 810.800 |
| LCCN: 2003270741 |
| Series: Best American Nonrequired Reading |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.48" W x 8.16" (0.77 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002 is a selection for young people of the best literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals: from the New Yorker, Jane, Rolling Stone, Zyzzyva, Vibe, The Onion, Spin, Epoch, Time, Little Engines, Modern Humorist, Esquire, and more. Dave Eggers has chosen the highlights of 2001 for this genre-busting collection that includes new fiction, essays, satire, journalism -- and much more. From Eric Schlosser on french fries to Elizabeth McKenzie on awful family to Seaton Smith on how to jive with your teen, The Best American Nonrequried Reading 2002 is the first and the best. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eggers, Dave: - DAVE EGGERS is the editor of McSweeney's and a cofounder of 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers for youth, located in seven cities across the United States. He is the author of four books, including What Is the What and How We Are Hungry. |