Can I read In the Land of Men : a Memoir on EtoBox?

In the Land of Men : a Memoir by Miller, Adrienne, author is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is In the Land of Men : a Memoir about?

A fiercely personal memoir about coming of age in the male-dominated literary world of the nineties, becoming the first female literary editor of Esquire , and Miller's personal and working relationship with David Foster Wallace A naive and idealistic twenty-two-year-old from the Midwest, Adrienne Miller got her lucky break when she was hired as an editorial assistant at GQ magazine in the mid-nineties. Even if its sensibilities were manifestly mid-centurythe martinis, powerful male egos, and unquestioned authority of kings GQ still seemed the red-hot center of the literary world. It was there that Miller began learning how to survive in a mans world. Three years later, she forged her own path, becoming the first woman to take on the role of literary editor of Esquire , home to the male writers who had defined manhood itself Hemingway, Mailer, and Carver. Up against this old world, she would soon discover that it wanted nothing to do with a mere girl. But this was also a unique moment in history that saw the rise of a new literary movement, as exemplified by McSweeney s and the work of David Foster Wallace. A decade older than Miller, the mercurial Wallace would become the de

Author

Miller, Adrienne, author

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062682413

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Memoir, Biography

Rating

3.8 / 5 (177 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14