The Best American Essays

Book Overview

No collection of essays can match the Best American series for the variety of subjects explored, the first-rate quality of pieces, and the eclectic approaches to the genre gathered in its pages each... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395691834
• ISBN13: 9780395691830
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

The best American essays of 1995, need I say the more?

Essays are perhaps the greatest literary form in history; the good ones are always a pleasure to read, the best ones touch us, arouses something deep inside in our heart and mind, and all of them are short, usually under thirty minutes to read. So, when there is an annual anthology of the best American essays, how can one resist? The entries span a wide range, from Marcus Aurelius to homosexuality to gardening. And although there is no unifying theme, all of the authors showcase the power of pure, unrestrained writing, the brilliance often missing from today's commercial periodicals