The Anthologist - Softcover

Baker, Nicholson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416572457 ISBN 13: 9781416572459

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2010

Synopsis

Paul Chowder is trying to write the introduction to a new anthology of rhyming verse, but he’s having a hard time getting started. The result of his fitful struggles is The Anthologist, Nicholson Baker’s brilliantly funny and exquisite love story about poetry.

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A New York Times Notable Book, 2009

Favorite Fiction of 2009–Los Angeles Times

Best Books of 2009–The Christian Science Monitor

Best of 2009–Slate.com

"A Year’s Reading" Favorites, 2009–The New Yorker

Best Books of 2009–Seattle Times

About this title

Review:

"A slyly intelligent rant about the crazy paradoxes of artistic careerism, and a casual and hilarious series of lessons on poetry." ---O: The Oprah Magazine

About the Author:

Nicholson Baker was born in 1957 and attended the Eastman School of Music and Haverford College. He is the author of several novels, including The Mezzanine, Vox and The Fermata, and House of Holes; and four works of non fiction, U and I, The Size of Thoughts, Double Fold (winner of the 2002 National Book Critics Circle Award), and Human Smoke. He lives in Maine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1416572457
• ISBN 13: 9781416572459
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 243