Bound to please
an extraordinary one-volume literary education : essays on great writers and their books
1st ed.
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Word Count
131,250 words, Guess
Page Count
525 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3308164M
- ISBN-100393057577
- OCLC Control Number55845752
- OCLC Control Numberboundtopleaseext00dird
- Library of Congress Control Number2004054719
and 2 more
- LibraryThing56749
- Goodreads871981
Classifications
- DDC081
- LCCZ1035.A1 D57 2005
Description
Surveying the dizzying universe of classic books, Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary essayist, proves himself to be one of the most engaging critics of our time—and great fun to read. Opening with an impassioned critique of modern reading habits, he then presents many of the great, and idiosyncratic, writers he loves most. In this showcase of one hundred of the world's most astonishing books, Dirda covers a remarkable range of literature, including popular genres such as the detective novel and ghost story, while never neglecting the deeper satisfactions of sometimes overlooked classics. Short-listed for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for criticism, Bound to Please is a glorious celebration of just how much fun reading can be.
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