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Gallimaufry a collection of essays, reviews, bits

"Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Joseph Epstein would surely be at the top of anybody's list. 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...

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Main Author: Epstein, Joseph, 1937- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Edinburg, VA : Axios Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Epstein, Joseph, > 1937-
Literature > History and criticism.
American essays > 20th century.
American essays > 21st century.
Essays.
Anecdotes.
Summary: "Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Joseph Epstein would surely be at the top of anybody's list. 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. Gallimaufry: A Collection of Essays, Reviews, Bits contains 58 essays on a wide variety of subjects, each a pure pleasure to read"--
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: xxi, 505 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781604191288
1604191287
Author Notes: Joseph Epstein was formerly editor of the American Scholar. A long-time resident of Chicago, he has taught English and writing at Northwestern University for many years. He has written for numerous magazines including the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the Weekly Standard and Commentary.He is the author of 31 books, many of them collections of essays. His books include the bestselling Snobbery and Friendship as well as the short-story collections The Goldin Boys, Fabulous Small Jews, and The Love Song of A. Jerome Minkoff.

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