{"product_id":"the-best-american-essays-2017-paperback","title":"The Best American Essays 2017 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Atwan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jamison has done an exceptional job curating this volume, selecting essayists who are diverse in ideas and experiences, and essays that are challenging, passionate, sobering, and clever.\" \u003cbr\u003e --\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The essay is political--and politically useful, by which I mean humanizing and provocative--because of its commitment to nuance, its explorations of contingency, its spirit of unrest, its glee at overturned assumptions; because of the double helix of awe and distrust--faith and doubt--that structures its DNA,\" writes guest editor Leslie Jamison in her introduction. From the Iraqi desert to an East Jerusalem refugee camp, from the beginnings of the universe to the aftermath of a suicide attempt, the genetic makeup of the eclectic and electric selections in \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Essays 2017\u003c\/em\u003e \"thrill toward complexity.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best American Essays 2017\u003c\/em\u003e includes \u003cbr\u003e RACHEL KAADZI GHANSAH, LAWRENCE JACKSON, \u003cbr\u003e RACHEL KUSHNER, ALAN LIGHTMAN, BERNARD FARAI MATAMBO, \u003cbr\u003e WESLEY MORRIS, HEATHER SELLERS, ANDREA STUART \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eand others\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLESLIE JAMISON, guest editor, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Empathy Exams\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling essay collection. She lives in Brooklyn and is an assistant professor at Columbia University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ROBERT ATWAN has been the series editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e since its inception in 1986.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761831117088,"sku":"9780544817333","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/68e4fcdbd191ad8724bffa6d7f8f6221.webp?v=1780213864","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-best-american-essays-2017-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}