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"Pieces of the Frame "is a gathering of memorable writings by one of the greatest journalists and storytellers of our time. They take the reader from the backwoods roads of …
Short, sharp musings on things profound and mundane (and sometimes both) from the Pulitzer Prize winning poetC. K. Williams has never been afraid to push the boundaries of poetic …
An acclaimed collection of essays by "the dean of literary journalists" begins with a trip to Nevada, where the author discovers that cattle rustling is not just history, and …
Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney's first collection of prose, "Preoccupations," begins with a vivid account of his early years on his father's farm in Northern Ireland and his coming …
A WONDROUS NEW BOOK OF MCPHEE'S PROSE PIECES--IN MANY ASPECTS HIS MOST PERSONAL IN FOUR DECADES The brief, brilliant essay "Silk Parachute," which first appeared in The New Yorker …
A superbly written collection of essays discusses with humor, grace, and moving eloquence the central and joyful importance of books and reading in the author's life. Reprint. …
In this brief, intense, gemlike book, equal parts extended autobiographical essay and prose poem, Joseph Brodsky turns his eye to the seductive and enigmatic city of Venice. A …
This collection of essays thrusts Joseph Brodsky--previously known more for his poetry and translations--into the forefront of the "Third Wave" of Russian migr writers. …