Acocella, Joan
Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints: Essays (Vintage)
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780307275769
- author:
- Acocella, Joan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage Books USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 560
- Dimensions:
- 132mm X 30mm
- Genre:
- Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
A collection of essays by cultural critic Joan Acocella, exploring the lives and works of influential artists and two saints. Thirty-one essays cover a range of subjects, from Primo Levi's memoir Survival in Auschwitz to M.F.K. Fisher's How to Cook a Wolf, and include writings on Dorothy Parker, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Saul Bellow. This book is a valuable insight into the making of art, and the courage, perseverance, and luck that it requires.
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