Arthur Krystal

Except When I Write

Reflections of a Recovering Critic

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Produktbeschreibung

A stylish, engrossing collection of essays from a master of the form that covers topics as diverse as dueling, Scott Fitzgerald, aphorisms, and the 1960s.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 149mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9780199782406
• ISBN-10: 0199782407
• Artikelnr.: 32730186

Autorenporträt

Arthur Krystal has written essays and book reviews for the New Yorker, Harpers, the American Scholar, the Washington Post Book World, and other places. He is the author of two collections of essays and two edited collections.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Carpe Noctern: A little night history
Chapter 2: En Garde!The history of duelling
Chapter 3: Too True: The Art of the Aphorism
Chapter 4: Jacques Barzun
Chapter 5: The Great Depression
Chapter 6: Slow Fade: F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Chapter 7: The Long Goodbye: Notes on the Sixties
Chapter 8: Except When I Write
Index