A cultural critic raised as an atheist reflects on the meaning of her Jewish heritage and her "difficult friendship" with the writer Leonard Michaels, who continues to influence her life, even after his death.
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Wendy Lesser is the editor of The Threepenny Review and the author of seven previous books. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Remarque Institute, and the American Academy in Berlin. She divides her year between Berkeley and New York.
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Condition: FINE. First printing. An uncommon memoir - In Berlin, where Lesser was planning to write a book about the Scottish philosopher David Hume, she finds herself instead writing "about her 'difficult friendship' with Leonard Michaels. In doing so, she comes to see that their difficulties - fights and reconciliations, mutual obstinacy, and an intensely shared interest in the arts - were an essential and binding aspect of a friendship which, despite Michaels recent death, remains an important part of her life." 205 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 68966
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