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Bound to Please: An Extraordinary One-Volume Literary Education

Bound to Please: An Extraordinary One-Volume Literary Education

Michael Dirda
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Surveying the dizzying universe of classic books, Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary essayist, proves himself to be one of the most engaging critics of our time—and great fun to read. Opening with an impassioned critique of modern reading habits, he then presents many of the great, and idiosyncratic, writers he loves most. In this showcase of one hundred of the world's most astonishing books, Dirda covers a remarkable range of literature, including popular genres such as the detective novel and ghost story, while never neglecting the deeper satisfactions of sometimes overlooked classics. Short-listed for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for criticism, Bound to Please is a glorious celebration of just how much fun reading can be.
Language
English
Pages
558
Format
Paperback
Publisher
W. W. Norton Company
Release
May 17, 2007
ISBN
0393329631
ISBN 13
9780393329636

Bound to Please: An Extraordinary One-Volume Literary Education

Michael Dirda
4.2/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Surveying the dizzying universe of classic books, Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary essayist, proves himself to be one of the most engaging critics of our time—and great fun to read. Opening with an impassioned critique of modern reading habits, he then presents many of the great, and idiosyncratic, writers he loves most. In this showcase of one hundred of the world's most astonishing books, Dirda covers a remarkable range of literature, including popular genres such as the detective novel and ghost story, while never neglecting the deeper satisfactions of sometimes overlooked classics. Short-listed for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for criticism, Bound to Please is a glorious celebration of just how much fun reading can be.
Language
English
Pages
558
Format
Paperback
Publisher
W. W. Norton Company
Release
May 17, 2007
ISBN
0393329631
ISBN 13
9780393329636

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