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At large and at small : familiar essays / by Anne Fadiman.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating PS3556.A314 Z46 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fadiman, Anne, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 220 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- At large
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [2007]
- Summary:
- Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay--a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist focus on everyday experiences.
- Contents:
- Collecting Nature 3
- The Unfuzzy Lamb 25
- Ice Cream 43
- Night Owl 61
- Procrustes and the Culture Wars 75
- Coleridge the Runaway 95
- Mail 111
- Moving 127
- A Piece of Cotton 143
- The Arctic Hedonist 157
- Coffee 177
- Under Water 191.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-216).
- ISBN:
- 9780374106621
- 0374106622
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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