Rereadings - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374249423 ISBN 13: 9780374249427

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2005

Synopsis

Answering the question "is a book the same the second time around?" this collection of essays includes contributions from Sven Krkerts, Allegra Goodman, Vivian Gornick, Patricia Hampl, Phillip Lopate, and Luc Sante, among others.

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Review:

Praise for "Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
"A terrifically entertaining collection of personal essays about books . . . Heartening, tender, wise, and hilarious." --Patsy Baudoin, "The Boston Book Review
"Each essay is a model of clarity and lightly worn erudition, and speaks volumes about the author's appreciation for people as well as books."" --The New Yorker
"A smart little book that one can happily welcome into the family and allow to start growing old." --Christopher Lehmann-Haupt," The New York Times
Praise for "Rereadings: "An absolute delight for those of us who live to read (and reread) . . . Fadiman has done such a fine job of selecting and arranging these pieces that they become a kind of composite literary coming-of-age memoir from the geeky, horny adolescent madly thumbing "Franny and Zooey or "Lord Jim in some shag-carpeted suburban basement bedroom to the sadder but wiser critic, novelist, poet who gazes wistfully at the ghost of a younger self rising from the pages of a once-loved book." -David Laskin, "The "Seattle" Times "A delightful glimpse into the relationship between reader and book." --Teresa K. Weaver, "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "If you're a fan of Anne Fadiman's "Ex Libris--and who among right-thinking people isn't?--then your heart will skip a beat over her new anthology, "Rereadings . . . thoroughly enjoyable essays." -Claire Dederer, "Newsday "A deep and wonderfully complex story about relationships . . . Anne Fadiman's diverse collection of essays encourages readers to rethink the way we see our favorite books and ultimately the way we see ourselves through them." -Jill Marr, "Pages" Praise for Ex Libris: "For Fadiman, books are the building blocks with which a life is made. . . With breezy, self-effacing humor and dollops of literary trivia, the essays in "Ex Libris try to cajole us into restoring books to the heart of family life." --Lucia Perillo, "Chicago Tribune "A terrifically entertaining collection of personal essays about books . . . Heartening, tender, wise, and hilarious." -Patsy Baudoin, "The Boston Book Review "Each essay is a model of clarity and lightly worn erudition, and speaks volumes about the author's appreciation for people as wellas books."" -The New Yorker "A smart little book that one can happily welcome into the family and allow to start growing old." -Christopher Lehmann-Haupt," The New York Times

Praise for "Rereadings: "" An absolute delight for those of us who live to read (and reread) . . . Fadiman has done such a fine job of selecting and arranging these pieces that they become a kind of composite literary coming-of-age memoir from the geeky, horny adolescent madly thumbing "Franny and Zooey" or "Lord Jim" in some shag-carpeted suburban basement bedroom to the sadder but wiser critic, novelist, poet who gazes wistfully at the ghost of a younger self rising from the pages of a once-loved book." - David Laskin, "The ""Seattle"" Times" " A delightful glimpse into the relationship between reader and book." --Teresa K. Weaver, "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" " If you' re a fan of Anne Fadiman' s "Ex Libris"-- and who among right-thinking people isn' t?-- then your heart will skip a beat over her new anthology, "Rereadings" . . . thoroughly enjoyable essays." - Claire Dederer, "Newsday" " A deep and wonderfully complex story about relationships . . . Anne Fadiman' s diverse collection of essays encourages readers to rethink the way we see our favorite books and ultimately the way we see ourselves through them." - Jill Marr, "Pages""" Praise for Ex Libris: "For Fadiman, books are the building blocks with which a life is made. . . With breezy, self-effacing humor and dollops of literary trivia, the essays in "Ex Libris" try to cajole us into restoring books to the heart of family life." -- Lucia Perillo, "Chicago Tribune" "A terrifically entertaining collection of personal essays about books . . . Heartening, tender, wise, and hilarious." - Patsy Baudoin, "The Boston Book Review" "Each essay is a model of clarity and lightly worn erudition, and speaks volumes about the author's appreciation for people as well as books."" - The New Yorker" "A smart little book that one can happily welcome into the family and allow to start growing old." - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt," The New York Times"

Praise for "Rereadings: "
"An absolute delight for those of us who live to read (and reread) . . . Fadiman has done such a fine job of selecting and arranging these pieces that they become a kind of composite literary coming-of-age memoir from the geeky, horny adolescent madly thumbing "Franny and Zooey" or "Lord Jim" in some shag-carpeted suburban basement bedroom to the sadder but wiser critic, novelist, poet who gazes wistfully at the ghost of a younger self rising from the pages of a once-loved book." -David Laskin, "The ""Seattle"" Times"
"A delightful glimpse into the relationship between reader and book." --Teresa K. Weaver, "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
"If you're a fan of Anne Fadiman's "Ex Libris"--and who among right-thinking people isn't?--then your heart will skip a beat over her new anthology, "Rereadings" . . . thoroughly enjoyable essays." -Claire Dederer, "Newsday"
"A deep and wonderfully complex story about relationships . . . Anne Fadiman's diverse collection of essays encourages readers to rethink the way we see our favorite books and ultimately the way we see ourselves through them." -Jill Marr, "Pages"
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Praise for Ex Libris:
"For Fadiman, books are the building blocks with which a life is made. . . With breezy, self-effacing humor and dollops of literary trivia, the essays in "Ex Libris" try to cajole us into restoring books to the heart of family life." --Lucia Perillo, "Chicago Tribune"
"A terrifically entertaining collection of personal essays about books . . . Heartening, tender, wise, and hilarious." -Patsy Baudoin, "The Boston Book Review"
"Each essay is a model of clarity and lightly worn erudition, and speaks volumes about the author's appreciation for people as well as books."" -The New Yorker"
"A smart little book that one can happily welcome into the family and allow to start growing old." -Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, " The New York Times"
Praise for "Rereadings: ""An absolute delight for those of us who live to read (and reread) . . . Fadiman has done such a fine job of selecting and arranging these pieces that they become a kind of composite literary coming-of-age memoir from the geeky, horny adolescent madly thumbing "Franny and Zooey" or "Lord Jim" in some shag-carpeted suburban basement bedroom to the sadder but wiser critic, novelist, poet who gazes wistfully at the ghost of a younger self rising from the pages of a once-loved book." -David Laskin, "The ""Seattle"" Times" "A delightful glimpse into the relationship between reader and book." --Teresa K. Weaver, "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" "If you're a fan of Anne Fadiman's "Ex Libris"--and who among right-thinking people isn't?--then your heart will skip a beat over her new anthology, "Rereadings" . . . thoroughly enjoyable essays." -Claire Dederer, "Newsday" "A deep and wonderfully complex story about relationships . . . Anne Fadiman's diverse collection of essays encourages readers to rethink the way we see our favorite books and ultimately the way we see ourselves through them." -Jill Marr, "Pages"""

An absolute delight for those of us who live to read (and reread) . . . Fadiman has done such a fine job of selecting and arranging these pieces that they become a kind of composite literary coming-of-age memoir from the geeky, horny adolescent madly thumbing "Franny and Zooey" or "Lord Jim" in some shag-carpeted suburban basement bedroom to the sadder but wiser critic, novelist, poet who gazes wistfully at the ghost of a younger self rising from the pages of a once-loved book. "David Laskin, The Seattle Times"

A delightful glimpse into the relationship between reader and book. "Teresa K. Weaver, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"

f you re a fan of Anne Fadiman s Ex Libris and who among right-thinking people isn t? then your heart will skip a beat over her new anthology, Rereadings . . . thoroughly enjoyable essays "Claire Dederer, Newsday"

A deep and wonderfully complex story about relationships . . . Anne Fadiman's diverse collection of essays encourages readers to rethink the way we see our favorite books and ultimately the way we see ourselves through them. "Jill Marr, Pages""

An absolute delight for those of us who live to read (and reread) . . . Fadiman has done such a fine job of selecting and arranging these pieces that they become a kind of composite literary coming-of-age memoir from the geeky, horny adolescent madly thumbing Franny and Zooey or Lord Jim in some shag-carpeted suburban basement bedroom to the sadder but wiser critic, novelist, poet who gazes wistfully at the ghost of a younger self rising from the pages of a once-loved book. David Laskin, The Seattle Times

A delightful glimpse into the relationship between reader and book. Teresa K. Weaver, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

f you re a fan of Anne Fadiman s Ex Libris and who among right-thinking people isn t? then your heart will skip a beat over her new anthology, Rereadings . . . thoroughly enjoyable essays Claire Dederer, Newsday

A deep and wonderfully complex story about relationships . . . Anne Fadiman's diverse collection of essays encourages readers to rethink the way we see our favorite books and ultimately the way we see ourselves through them. Jill Marr, Pages

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"An absolute delight for those of us who live to read (and reread) . . . Fadiman has done such a fine job of selecting and arranging these pieces that they become a kind of composite literary coming-of-age memoir from the geeky, horny adolescent madly thumbing Franny and Zooey or Lord Jim in some shag-carpeted suburban basement bedroom to the sadder but wiser critic, novelist, poet who gazes wistfully at the ghost of a younger self rising from the pages of a once-loved book." --David Laskin, The Seattle Times

"A delightful glimpse into the relationship between reader and book." --Teresa K. Weaver, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"f you're a fan of Anne Fadiman's Ex Libris--and who among right-thinking people isn't?--then your heart will skip a beat over her new anthology, Rereadings . . . thoroughly enjoyable essays" --Claire Dederer, Newsday

"A deep and wonderfully complex story about relationships . . . Anne Fadiman's diverse collection of essays encourages readers to rethink the way we see our favorite books and ultimately the way we see ourselves through them." --Jill Marr, Pages

About the Author:

Anne Fadiman is the Francis Writer in Residence at Yale University. She is the author of Ex Libris (FSG, 1998), and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (FSG, 1997), recipient of a National Book Critics Circle Award. She and her family live in Western Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0374249423
• ISBN 13: 9780374249427
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244
• Editor: Fadiman Anne