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OverviewWho is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Joseph Epstein would surely be at the top of anybody's list. Epstein is penetrating. He is witty. He has a magic touch with words, that hard to define but immediately recognizable quality called style. Above all, he is impossible to put down. Joseph Epstein's Gallimaufry: A Collection of Essays, Reviews, Bits is the fifth such volume from Axios Press and contains 58 essays. Subjects range from domestic life to current social trends to an appraisal of ""contemporary nuttiness."" It follows the much-acclaimed Essays in Biography, 2012; A Literary Education and Other Essays, 2014; Wind Sprints: Shorter Essays, 2016; and The Ideal of Culture: Essays, 2018.After reading Epstein, we see life with a fresh eye. We also see ourselves a little more clearly. This is what Plutarch intended: life teaching by example, but with a wry smile and such a sure hand that we hardly notice the instruction. It is just pure pleasure. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph EpsteinPublisher: Axios Press Imprint: Axios Press Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.862kg ISBN: 9781604191288ISBN 10: 1604191287 Pages: 528 Publication Date: 07 October 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews. . . Have I got the book for you. Santa Claus, take note. . . . The arrival of a new volume by Joseph Epstein, whether a single-subject book or a collection of his essays or short stories, is an event. . . . I consider Epstein to be the finest essayist and columnist on active duty today. . . . William F. Buckley Jr. . . . called Epstein perhaps the wittiest writer alive. And the late WFB Jr. certainly knew from witty. . . . Go ahead. Treat yourself.--Larry Thornberry The American Spectator, October 13, 2020 Author InformationJoseph Epstein was formerly editor of the American Scholar. A long-time resident of Chicago, he has taught English and writing at Northwestern University for many years. He has written for numerous magazines including the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the Weekly Standard and Commentary.He is the author of 31 books, many of them collections of essays. His books include the bestselling Snobbery and Friendship as well as the short-story collections The Goldin Boys, Fabulous Small Jews, and The Love Song of A. Jerome Minkoff. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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