num_pages: 416
description: From the man who is practically synonymous with the form of the modern personal essay comes a delightful collection of prose, poems, and never-before-published pieces that span his career as an essayist, novelist, poet, film critic, father, son, and husband. Organized in six parts (Childhood; Youth; Early Marriage and Bachelorhood; Teaching and Work; Fiction; Politics, Religion, Movies, Books, Cities; The Style of Middle Age) Getting Personal tells two the development of Lopate's career as a writer and the story of his life.
language: English
title: Getting Personal: Selected Essays
titlecomplete: Getting Personal: Selected Essays
genres: Essays, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 113
publisher: Basic Books