A Reader's Book of Days: True Tales from the Lives and Works of Writers for Every Day of the Year - Brossura

Nissley, Tom

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0393351696 ISBN 13: 9780393351699

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2015

Riassunto

An eight-time Jeopardy! champion presents a literary companion and guide that describes the mistakes, epiphanies and successes of a variety of writers, from Proust and Conrad to Stephen King and J.K. Rowling, each day of the year. 50,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"A treasure hunt between book covers - and my new favorite gift book... This book is a joy... [Nissley] is a marvelous storyteller." -- Elizabeth Taylor - Chicago Tribune "Tantalizing long entries on such writerly topics as day jobs, marriage, mothers, Melville, sports, and suicide." -- Mary Norris - The New Yorker "Essential... Terrifically fun." -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Sunday Globe "Eclectic and wide-ranging... Delightfully illustrated." -- Publishers Weekly "Charming, funny, beguiling, this literary miscellany combines true events in writers' lives and fictional events in their books. The perfect gift for any reader." -- Shelf Awareness "Oh, this is a true delight!" -- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love "Brilliant, fascinating, and fun!" --Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champion and author of Because I Said So!

"An omnivorous devourer of books, Nissley has spent an indecent amount of time in libraries compiling this sturdy volume...It's a lovely book to curl up with, and suggests appropriate books for each month..." --The Herald

L'autore:

Tom Nissley is an eight-time champion on Jeopardy! and former Amazon books editor. He holds a PhD in English literature and has written for the Paris Review Daily, The Millions, and The Stranger. He lives in Seattle where he owns Phinney Books.

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• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0393351696
• ISBN 13: 9780393351699
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448
• Disegnatore: Neborsky Joanna