Essays in biography
By: Joseph Epstein
Publisher: Axios Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Mount Jackson, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 603
ISBN-13: 9781604190687
Subjects: Books and reading; Literature; History and criticism; Biography; Authors
Description: Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Unquestionably Joseph Epstein. 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. How easy it is today to forget the simple delight of reading for no intended purpose. Each of the 39 pieces in this book is a pure pleasure to read.
Notes: Includes index.