Reading for My Life: Writings, 1958-2008

by John Leonard

Book Overview

John Leonard was a lion of American letters. A passionate, erudite, and wide-ranging critic, he helped shape the landscape of modern literature. Reading for My Life is a monumental collection of Leonard's most significant writings--spanning five decades--from his earliest columns for the Harvard Crimson to his final essays for the New York Review of Books . Definitive reviews of Doris Lessing, Joan Didion, Toni Morrison, Don DeLillo, Vladimir Nabokov,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143122908
• ISBN13: 9780143122906
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher