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Higher Gossip : Essays and Criticism by John Updike (2011, Hardcover)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780307957153
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307957152
ISBN-13
9780307957153
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102893613
Product Key Features
Book Title
Higher Gossip : Essays and Criticism
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Literary, American / General, Modern / General, Essays
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
32.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-013586
Reviews
" Higher Gossip is a deftly edited reminder of what a prodigy we have lost." --Andrew Delbanco for The New York Times Book Review "Updike was that rare creature: an all-around man of letters, a literary decathlete who brought to his criticism an insider's understanding of craft and technique; a first-class appreciator of talent, capable of describing other artists' work with nimble, pictorial brilliance; an ebullient observer, who could bring to essays about dinosaurs or golf or even the theory of relativity a contagious, boyish sense of wonder." -Michiko Kakutani for The New York Times "For my money . . . the late John Updike was the best American belletrist ever, and Higher Gossip . . . confirms everything I've believed about his brilliance, his versatility, and his depth." --Larry McMurty, Harper's "A timely reminder of the graceful companionship that Updike offered to his readers--a presence that will be sorely missed." -- The Christian Science Monitor, " Higher Gossip is a deftly edited reminder of what a prodigy we have lost." --Andrew Delbanco for The New York Times Book Review "Updike was that rare creature: an all-around man of letters, a literary decathlete who brought to his criticism an insider's understanding of craft and technique; a first-class appreciator of talent, capable of describing other artists' work with nimble, pictorial brilliance; an ebullient observer, who could bring to essays about dinosaurs or golf or even the theory of relativity a contagious, boyish sense of wonder." --Michiko Kakutani for The New York Times "For my money . . . the late John Updike was the best American belletrist ever, and Higher Gossip . . . confirms everything I've believed about his brilliance, his versatility, and his depth." --Larry McMurty, Harper's "A timely reminder of the graceful companionship that Updike offered to his readers--a presence that will be sorely missed." -- The Christian Science Monitor
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
818/.5408
Synopsis
One of the most gifted American writers of the twentieth century--and the author of the acclaimed Rabbit series--delivers the intimate, generous, insightful, and beautifully written collection he was compiling when he died. This collection of miscellaneous prose opens with a self-portrait of the writer in winter, a Prospero who, though he fears his most dazzling performances are behind him, reveals himself in every sentence to be in deep conversation with the sources of his magic. It concludes with a moving meditation on a modern world robbed of imagination--a world without religion, without art--and on the difficulties of faith in a disbelieving age. In between are previously uncollected stories and poems, a pageant of scenes from seventeenth-century Massachusetts, five late "golf dreams," and several of Updike's commentaries on his own work. At the heart of the book are his matchless reviews--of John Cheever, Ann Patchett, Toni Morrison, William Maxwell, John le Carré, and essays on Aimee Semple McPherson, Max Factor, and Albert Einstein, among others. Also included are two decades of art criticism--on Chardin, El Greco, Blake, Turner, Van Gogh, Max Ernest, and more. Updike's criticism is gossip of the highest order, delivered in an intimate and generous voice., A collection both intimate and generous of the eloquent, insightful, beautifully written prose works that John Updike was compiling when he died in January 2009. This collection of miscellaneous prose opens with a self-portrait of the writer in winter, a Prospero who, though he fears his most dazzling performances are behind him, reveals himself in every sentence to be in deep conversation with the sources of his magic. It concludes with a moving meditation on a modern world robbed of imagination--a world without religion, without art--and on the difficulties of faith in a disbelieving age. In between are previously uncollected stories and poems, a pageant of scenes from seventeenth-century Massachusetts, five late "golf dreams," and several of Updike's commentaries on his own work. At the heart of the book are his matchless reviews--of John Cheever, Ann Patchett, Toni Morrison, William Maxwell, John le Carr , and essays on Aimee Semple McPherson, Max Factor, and Albert Einstein, among others. Also included are two decades of art criticism--on Chardin, El Greco, Blake, Turner, Van Gogh, Max Ernest, and more. Updike's criticism is gossip of the highest order, delivered in an intimate and generous voice.
LC Classification Number
PS3571.P4A6 2011
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- o***o (2320)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseSuper fast shipping and in perfect condition. Thank You.
- 0***0 (1247)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasegood to receive this; perfect condition; I have a copy, this is to be a gift