Reading for My Life: Writings, 1958-2008
by Leonard, John
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0670023086
- ISBN 13
- 9780670023080
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Synopsis
John Leonard was a lion of American letters. A passionate, erudite, and wide-ranging critic, he helped shape the landscape of modern literature. Reading for My Life is a monumental collection of Leonard's most significant writings—spanning five decades—from his earliest columns for the Harvard Crimson to his final essays for the New York Review of Books . Definitive reviews of Doris Lessing, Joan Didion, Toni Morrison, Don DeLillo, Vladimir Nabokov, and Philip Roth, among others, display Leonard's encyclopedic knowledge of literature and make this book a landmark achievement from one of America's most beloved and influential critics.
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- Bookseller
- NWJBOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002365
- Title
- Reading for My Life: Writings, 1958-2008
- Author
- Leonard, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670023086
- ISBN 13
- 9780670023080
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 384
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- literature; critic; nonfiction; autobiography
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