Hatchet Jobs by Dale Peck
A bracing phillippic which proposes that contemporary literature is at a dead end. With swinging critiques of the work of, among others, Sven Birkets, David Foster Wallace, Philip Roth and Jim Crace.
"Dale Peck may have an ego the size of MontanaHe may have annoyed half the known literary world with his screeds on other writers. But he may also be one of our most adventurous and singularly talented writers working today." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Alive, crackling and sparkling with electric energy . . . Peck’s style is classic American, a jivey mix of rhetoric and spontaneity." —The Washington Post
"Peck challenges received critical wisdom with energy, fire, and unmitigated gall. Behind the loudmouth cynicism is an idealist who’d open a hill of literary oysters in search of a single pearl." —The Boston Globe
"Alive, crackling and sparkling with electric energy . . . Peck’s style is classic American, a jivey mix of rhetoric and spontaneity." —The Washington Post
"Peck challenges received critical wisdom with energy, fire, and unmitigated gall. Behind the loudmouth cynicism is an idealist who’d open a hill of literary oysters in search of a single pearl." —The Boston Globe
Dale Peck is the author of three widely acclaimed novels—Now It’s Time to Say Goodbye, The Law of Enclosures, and Martin and John— and a memoir, What We Lost. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and two O. Henry awards. He lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781595580276 |
| ISBN 10 | 1595580271 |
| Title | Hatchet Jobs |
| Author | Dale Peck |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The New Press |
| Year published | 2005-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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