Readings by Michael Dirda
Intimate, humorous, and insightful, Readings is a collection of classic essays and reviews by Michael Dirda, book critic of the Washington Post and winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for criticism. From a first reading of Beckett and Faulkner at the feet of an inspirational high-school English teacher to a meeting of the P. G. Wodehouse Society, from an obsession with Nabokov's Lolita to the discovery of the Japanese epic The Tale of Genji, these essays chronicle a lifetime of literary enjoyment.
"Michael Dirda may be as close to the ideal as we are likely to get" -- Annie Proulx
"Michael Dirda is a superb literary essayist, and Readings should provide deep delight for discerning readers." -- Harold Bloom
"Michael Dirda is a superb literary essayist, and Readings should provide deep delight for discerning readers." -- Harold Bloom
Michael Dirda, who won a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism at the Washington Post Book World, is the author of An Open Book, Bound to Please, and Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393324891 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393324893 |
| Title | Readings |
| Author | Michael Dirda |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2004-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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