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The Making of the American Essay (A New History of the Essay) by John D'Agata is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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"Now, with "The making of the American essay' the editor includes selections ranging from Anne Bradstreet's secular prayers to Washington Irving's satires, Emily Dickinson's love letters to Kenneth Goldsmith's catalog's, Gertrude Stein's portraits to James Baldwin's and Norman Mailer's mediations on boxing. In this volume the editor uncovers new stories in the American essay's past and shows us that some of the most fiercely daring writers in the American literary canon have turned to the essay
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- John D'Agata
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781555977344
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Collections
- Rating
- 3.81 / 5 (20 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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