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Emphatically, the author's purpose was not merely to preserve things but to choose passages that might entertain contemporary readers. Starting with 250,000 words, he gradually threw out 75 percent of them, and randomly assembled the remaining fragments into 'an album quilt.' Among other things, THE PATCH is a covert memoir. Part 1, 'The Sporting Scene,' consists of pieces on fishing, football, golf, and lacrosse - from fly casting for chain pickerel in fall in New Hampshire to walking the linksland of St. Andrews at an Open Championship. Part 2, called 'An Album Quilt,' is a montage of fragments of varying length from pieces done across the years that have never appeared in book form - occasional pieces, memorial pieces, reflections, reminiscences, and short items in various magazines including The New Yorker. They range from a visit to the Hershey chocolate factory to encounters with Oscar Hammerstein, Joan Baez, and Mount Denali.
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John McPhee is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He is the author of thirty-two books. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This wide-ranging essay collection serves as a covert memoir of a cult literary figure-New Yorker writer John McPheeJohn McPhee's The Patch is just that: patches of work across a writer's lifetime that come together to form a quilt of essays, reflections and reminiscences.Ranging across a variety of genres and styles, subjects and moods, his patches are collected from writings that have not previously appeared in any book.This collection is divided into Part I 'The Sporting Scene' and Part II 'An Album Quilt'. It includes vignettes of his childhood hunting golf balls in the woods, the career and choices of a famous lacrosse coach, Joan Baez's journey into a musical career, his daughter's response to a high-school vocabulary test and his travels across the United States.John McPhee's singular style keeps each patch fitting comfortably with the next; each text falls seamlessly within the rhyme and rhythm of a larger work. Fit to be consumed all at once, or savoured piecemeal, The Patch gives a full taste of his impeccable power over language. This wide-ranging essay collection serves as a covert memoir of a cult literary figureNew Yorker writer John McPhee. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925773170
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. John McPhees The Patch is just that: patches of work across a writers lifetime that come together to form a quilt of essays, reflections and reminiscences.Ranging across a variety of genres and styles, subjects and moods, his patches are collected from writings that have not previously appeared in any book.This collection is divided into Part I The Sporting Scene and Part II An Album Quilt. It includes vignettes of his childhood hunting golf balls in the woods, the career and choices of a famous lacrosse coach, Joan Baezs journey into a musical career, his daughters response to a high-school vocabulary test and his travels across the United States.John McPhees singular style keeps each patch fitting comfortably with the next; each text falls seamlessly within the rhyme and rhythm of a larger work.Fit to be consumed all at once, or savoured piecemeal, The Patch gives a full taste of his impeccable power over language. This wide-ranging essay collection serves as a covert memoir of a cult literary figureNew Yorker writer John McPhee. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925773170
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This wide-ranging essay collection serves as a covert memoir of a cult literary figure-New Yorker writer John McPheeJohn McPhee's The Patch is just that: patches of work across a writer's lifetime that come together to form a quilt of essays, reflections and reminiscences.Ranging across a variety of genres and styles, subjects and moods, his patches are collected from writings that have not previously appeared in any book.This collection is divided into Part I 'The Sporting Scene' and Part II 'An Album Quilt'. It includes vignettes of his childhood hunting golf balls in the woods, the career and choices of a famous lacrosse coach, Joan Baez's journey into a musical career, his daughter's response to a high-school vocabulary test and his travels across the United States.John McPhee's singular style keeps each patch fitting comfortably with the next; each text falls seamlessly within the rhyme and rhythm of a larger work. Fit to be consumed all at once, or savoured piecemeal, The Patch gives a full taste of his impeccable power over language. This wide-ranging essay collection serves as a covert memoir of a cult literary figureNew Yorker writer John McPhee. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925773170
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