Essays in Biography

Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Unquestionably Joseph Epstein. Epstein is penetrating. He is witty. He has a magic touch with words, that hard to define but immediately recognizable quality called style. Above all, he is impossible to put down. How easy it is today to forget the simple delight of reading for no intended purpose. Each of the 39 pieces in this book is a pure pleasure to read.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Hunter Lewis Foundation
Published: 10/16/2012
ISBN: 9781604190687
Pages: 603
Weight: 2.06lbs
Size: 9.35h x 6.37w x 1.48d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2012
Publishers Weekly 07/23/2012 pg. 45
Choice 02/01/2013