Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Unquestionably Joseph Epstein. 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. How easy it is today to forget the simple delight of reading for no intended purpose. Each of the 39 pieces in this book is a pure pleasure to read.
Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Unquestionably Joseph Epstein. 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. How easy it is today to forget the simple delight of reading for no intended purpose. Each of the 39 pieces in this book is a pure pleasure to read.
Joseph Epstein is a long time resident of Chicago. Joseph Epstein has taught English and writing at Northwestern for many years. He is the author of 22 books, many of them collections of essays, and has also written for numerous magazines including the New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Commentary.
The acclaimed essayist ... presents a provocative collection of essays that [are] ... guaranteed to both delight and disconcert. Kirkus, July 2012 Erudite ... eloquent ... opinionated ... edifying and often very entertaining. Publishers Weekly, July 2012 The joys of reading Joseph Epstein are many... Readers consistently find wit, whimsy, and learning at the most accessible and enjoyable level. --Larry Thornberry, The American Spectator, October 1, 2012 -- Larry Thornberry The American Spectator, October 1, 2012 Mr. Epstein's essays are brilliant distillations ... [which] bring to biography a genius of discernment. -- Carl Rollyson The Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2012
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