Expelled from Eden: A William T. Vollmann Reader

by William T. Vollmann and Larry McCaffery

Book Overview

William T. Vollmann is one of our greatest living writers. Masterworks such as You Bright and Risen Angels, The Royal Family, and Rising Up and Rising Down--his latest work, a stunning 3,300-page tour de force--have launched him into the literary stratosphere and added his name to the list of potential future Nobelists.
Here is his long-awaited "best-of" collection, intended both as an introduction for the curious reader, and as a necessary addition to the existing fan's collection. With excerpts from all of Vollmann's novels (including several not yet published), journalistic pieces, essays, correspondence, and poetry, Expelled from Eden creates a unique, kaleidoscopic portrait of one of America's most notorious, protean, devastating, and necessary writers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560254416
• ISBN13: 9781560254416
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Da Capo
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Vollmann 101

The extraordinary range of writing here by Vollmann, himself an extraordinarily prolific writer, is a great window into the man's literary ambition and accomplishment. From poetry (just one), photos, essays, letters to editors and publishing houses, short stories, interviews...his calm intelligence and blazen sincerity shine in this collection I recommend for the uninitiated. Then move on to Europe Central. You need this primer just to appreciate his scope.