About a Mountain by John D'agata
Yet as the contradictions inherent in Yucca's story are revealed, D'Agata's investigation turns inevitably personal. He finds himself investigating the death of a teenager who jumps off the tower of the Stratosphere Hotel, a boy whom D'Agata believes he spoke with before his suicide Here is the work of a penetrating thinker whose startling portrait of a mountain in the desert compels a reexamination of the future of human life.
"D’Agata has an encyclopedic understanding of the form’s intricate artistryMoreover, he is a serious thinker who regularly lays down stylish, intelligent sentences.... an engrossing story and an often impressive piece of reporting." -- The New York Times Book Review
"[E]xquisite.... This is what, at its best, contemporary narrative nonfiction aspires to, a story that, like the novel, operates on many levels at once." -- David L. Ulin - Los Angeles Times
"A writer of rare intelligence and artistry . . . John D’Agata is redefining the modern American essay." -- Annie Dillard
"[E]xquisite.... This is what, at its best, contemporary narrative nonfiction aspires to, a story that, like the novel, operates on many levels at once." -- David L. Ulin - Los Angeles Times
"A writer of rare intelligence and artistry . . . John D’Agata is redefining the modern American essay." -- Annie Dillard
John D’Agata is the author of About a Mountain, Halls of Fame, and editor of The Next American Essay and The Lost Origins of the Essay. He teaches creative writing at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where he lives.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393068184 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393068188 |
| Titel | About a Mountain |
| Autor | John D'agata |
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| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | WW Norton & Co |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2010-08-31 |
| Seitenanzahl | 240 |
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