{"product_id":"in-the-land-of-men-paperback","title":"In the Land of Men - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrienne Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fiercely personal memoir about coming of age in the male-dominated literary world of the nineties, becoming the first female literary editor of \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, and Miller's personal and working relationship with David Foster Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 \u003cem\u003eGQ \u003c\/em\u003emagazine in the mid-nineties. Even if its sensibilities were manifestly mid-century--the martinis, powerful male egos, and unquestioned authority of kings--\u003cem\u003eGQ \u003c\/em\u003estill seemed the red-hot center of the literary world. It was there that Miller began learning how to survive in a man's world. Three years later, she forged her own path, becoming the first woman to take on the role of literary editor of \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this was also a unique moment in history that saw the rise of a new literary movement, as exemplified by \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney\u003c\/em\u003e's and the work of David Foster Wallace. A decade older than Miller, the mercurial Wallace would become the defining voice of a generation and the fiction writer she would work with most. He was her closest friend, confidant--and antagonist. Their intellectual and artistic exchange grew into a highly charged professional and personal relationship between the most prominent male writer of the era and a young woman still finding her voice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir--a rich, dazzling story of power, ambition, and identity--ultimately asks the question \"How does a young woman fit into this male culture and at what cost?\" With great wit and deep intelligence, Miller presents an inspiring and moving portrayal of a young woman's education in a land of men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The memoir I've been waiting for: a bold, incisive, and illuminating story of a woman whose devotion to language and literature comes at a hideous cost. It's Joanna Rakoff's \u003cem\u003eMy Salinger Year \u003c\/em\u003eupdated for the age of \u003cem\u003eShe Said\u003c\/em\u003e: a literary New York now long past; an intimate, fiercely realist portrait of a mythic literary figure; and now, a tender reckoning with possession, power, and what Jia Tolentino called the 'Important, Inappropriate Literary Man.' A poised and superbly perceptive narration of the problems of working with men, and of loving them.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Eleanor Henderson, author of \u003cem\u003e10,000 Saints\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759878799648,"sku":"9780062682420","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2f7bae62828213daceea2cec4ff1ddb0.webp?v=1780165026","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-land-of-men-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}