The Secret of Fame: The Literary Encounter in an Age of Distraction

by Gabriel Zaid

Book Overview

"Gabriel Zaid is a marvelously elegant and playful writer--a cosmopolitan critic with sound judgment and a light touch. He is a jewel of Latin American letters, which is no small thing to be. Read him--you'll see."--Paul Berman

"Mr. Zaid's goal is to capture the variety of anxieties that beset literary fame-seekers, and he does so with a mocking cleverness. A serious theme, though, runs through his book--that with the possible exception of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589880382
• ISBN13: 9781589880382
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Paul Dry Books
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.9" x 7.0"