The telescope in the parlor : essays on life and literature / James McConkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McConkey, James.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McConkey, James.

Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.

Novelists, American.

Fiction--History and criticism.

Fiction.

Books and reading.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

x, 196 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Paul Dry Books edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Paul Dry Books, 2004.

Summary:

In this collection of essays, James McConkey--novelist, professor, and memoirist--writes about the authors and experiences that have meant the most to him in his life. On literature, he explains why he loves the books he loves and why he responds to the work of A. R. Ammons, Anton Chekhov, and E. M. Forster. A series of autobiographical essays poignantly recalls the events of courting and family life that remain as present to McConkey's inner vision as the day they took place. With a deep sense of appreciation, McConkey not only gives due recognition and favorable judgment to the books, people, and events he writes about, but also expresses his gratitude to them for the way they enriched his life.

ISBN:

158988020X

OCLC:

56347661