“A funny, moving, rousing collection, greater than the sum of its excellent parts.”
—New York Times Book Review
Edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation. Contributors include renowned and bestselling authors such as Louise Erdrich, Jonathan Franzen, Ann Patchett, Anthony Bourdain, William T. Vollmann, S.E. Hinton, Dave Eggers, Myla Goldberg, Rick Moody, and Alexander Payne. Inspired by the Depression-era WPA guides and awarded an “A” grade by Entertainment Weekly, these delightful essays on the American character deliver “the full plumage of American life, in all its riotous glory” (The New Yorker).
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Matt Weiland is the Deputy Editor of The Paris Review. He has been an editor at Granta, The Baffler and The New Press, and he oversaw a documentary radio unit at NPR. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, New York Observer, The Nation and The New Republic. He is the co-editor, with Sean Wilsey, of The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup and, with Thomas Frank, of Commodify Your Dissent: The Business of Culture in the New Gilded Age. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.
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Descrizione libro Softcover. Condizione: New. First Edition. A funny, moving, rousing collection, greater than the sum of its excellent parts. -New York Times Book ReviewEdited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation. Contributors include renowned and bestselling authors such as Louise Erdrich, Jonathan Franzen, Ann Patchett, Anthony Bourdain, William T. Vollmann, S.E. Hinton, Dave Eggers, Myla Goldberg, Rick Moody, and Alexander Payne. Inspired by the Depression-era WPA guides and awarded an A grade by Entertainment Weekly, these delightful essays on the American character deliver the full plumage of American life, in all its riotous glory (The New Yorker). Codice articolo DADAX0061470910
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Inspired by the landmark WPA guides of the 1930s, bestselling editors Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey have turned to fity-one of our finest, funniest, and foremost writers to create a state-by-state celebration of our country, including Jonathan Franzen on New York, Louise Erdrich on North Dakota, Dave Eggers on Illinois, Ann Patchett on Tennessee, and Jhumpa Lahiri on Rhode Island. The Los Angeles Times describes State by State as a helicopter ride, touching down on life in each state, sometimes traveling back decades, even as far back as the Native Americans who first called these mountains and valleys home. The WPA guides drew literal paths for their readers, but this is more subtle. . . . Odds are, reading State by State, that youll fall for every state a little.Riding the incredible wave of critical acclaim and success that met the hardcover, State by State now arrives in paperback, delivering the idiosyncratic details, the full plumage of American life, in all its riotous glory (The New Yorker).Featuring original writing on all 50 states: Alabama by George Packer Alaska by Paul Greenberg Arizona by Lydia Millet Arkansas by Kevin Brockmeier California by William T. Vollmann Colorado by Benjamin Kunkel Connecticut by Rick Moody Delaware by Craig Taylor Florida by Joshua Ferris Georgia by Ha Jin Hawaii by Tara Bray Smith Idaho by Anthony Doerr Illinois by Dave Eggers Indiana by Susan Choi Iowa by Dagoberto Gilb Kansas by Jim Lewis Kentucky by John Jeremiah Sullivan Louisiana by Joshua ClarkMaine by Heidi Julavits Maryland by Myla Goldberg Massachusetts by John Hodgman Michigan by Mohammed Naseehu Ali Minnesota by Philip Connors Mississippi by Barry Hannah Missouri by Jacki Lyden Montana by Sarah Vowell Nebraska by Alexander Payne Nevada by Charles Bock New Hampshire by Will Blythe New Jersey by Anthony Bourdain New Mexico by Ellery Washington New York by Jonathan Franzen North Carolina by Randall Kenan North Dakota by Louise Erdrich Ohio by Susan Orlean Oklahoma by S.E. Hinton Oregon by Joe Sacco Pennsylvania by Andrea Lee Rhode Island by Jhumpa Lahiri South Carolina by Jack Hitt South Dakota by Said Sayrafiezadeh Tennessee by Ann Patchett Texas by Cristina HenriquezUtah by David Rakoff Vermont by Alison Bechdel Virginia by Tony HorwitzWashington by Carrie Brownstein West Virginia by Jayne Anne Phillips Wisconsin by Daphne Beal Wyoming by Alexandra Fuller and an Afterword on Washington, D.C.: A Conversation with Edward P. Jones Features a state by state celebration of America including: Jonathan Franzen on New York, Louise Erdrich on North Dakota, Dave Eggers on Illinois, Ann Patchett on Tennessee, and Jhumpa Lahiri on Rhode Island. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780061470912