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The Fun Stuff and Other Essays
James Wood
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Description for The Fun Stuff and Other Essays
Paperback. .
Following The Broken Estate, The Irresponsible Self, and How Fiction Works - books that established James Wood as the leading critic of his generation - The Fun Stuff confirms Wood's pre-eminence, not only as a discerning judge but also as an appreciator of the contemporary novel. In twenty-three passionate, sparkling dispatches - that range over such crucial writers as Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy, and Edmund Wilson - Wood offers a panoramic look at the modern novel. He effortlessly connects his encyclopaedic, eloquent understanding of the literary canon with an equally in-depth analysis of the most important ... Read more
Following The Broken Estate, The Irresponsible Self, and How Fiction Works - books that established James Wood as the leading critic of his generation - The Fun Stuff confirms Wood's pre-eminence, not only as a discerning judge but also as an appreciator of the contemporary novel. In twenty-three passionate, sparkling dispatches - that range over such crucial writers as Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy, and Edmund Wilson - Wood offers a panoramic look at the modern novel. He effortlessly connects his encyclopaedic, eloquent understanding of the literary canon with an equally in-depth analysis of the most important ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099575757
SKU
V9780099575757
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Ref
99-2
About James Wood
James Wood has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 2007. In 2009, he won the National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism. He was the chief literary critic at the Guardian from 1992 to 1995, and a book critic at the New Republic from 1995 to 2007. He has published a number of books with Cape, including ... Read more
Reviews for The Fun Stuff and Other Essays
This is a masterclass in the art of reading.
Robert Murphy
Metro
Wood is the most engaging of current commentators on literature.
John Sutherland
Spectator
Impressive breadth of reading (especially contemporary East Europeans here) and perceptively close attention to texts.
Peter Kemp
Sunday Times
It ... Read more
Robert Murphy
Metro
Wood is the most engaging of current commentators on literature.
John Sutherland
Spectator
Impressive breadth of reading (especially contemporary East Europeans here) and perceptively close attention to texts.
Peter Kemp
Sunday Times
It ... Read more