{"product_id":"the-peanuts-papers-writers-and-cartoonists-on-charlie-brown-snoopy-the-gang-and-the-meaning-of-life-a-library-of-america-special-publication-hardcover","title":"The Peanuts Papers: Writers and Cartoonists on Charlie Brown, Snoopy \u0026 the Gang, and the Meaning of Life: A Library of America Special Publication - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Blauner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA one-of-a-kind celebration of America's greatest comic strip--and the life lessons it can teach us--from a stellar array of writers and artists\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the span of fifty years, Charles M. Schulz created a comic strip that is one of the indisputable glories of American popular culture--hilarious, poignant, inimitable. Some twenty years after the last strip appeared, the characters Schulz brought to life in \u003ci\u003ePeanuts \u003c\/i\u003econtinue to resonate with millions of fans, their beguiling four-panel adventures and television escapades offering lessons about happiness, friendship, disappointment, childhood, and life itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Peanuts Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, thirty-three writers and artists reflect on the deeper truths of Schulz's deceptively simple comic, its impact on their lives and art and on the broader culture. These enchanting, affecting, and often quite personal essays show just how much \u003ci\u003ePeanuts \u003c\/i\u003emeans to its many admirers--and the ways it invites us to ponder, in the words of Sarah Boxer, \"how to survive and still be a decent human being\" in an often bewildering world. Featuring essays, memoirs, poems, and two original comic strips, here is the ultimate reader's companion for every \u003ci\u003ePeanuts \u003c\/i\u003efan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJill Bialosky \u003cbr\u003e Lisa Birnbach \u003cbr\u003e Sarah Boxer\u003cbr\u003e Jennifer Finney Boylan \u003cbr\u003e Ivan Brunetti \u003cbr\u003e Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell \u003cbr\u003e Rich Cohen \u003cbr\u003e Gerald Early \u003cbr\u003e Umberto Eco\u003cbr\u003e Jonathan Franzen \u003cbr\u003e Ira Glass\u003cbr\u003e Adam Gopnik \u003cbr\u003e David Hajdu \u003cbr\u003e Bruce Handy \u003cbr\u003e David Kamp \u003cbr\u003e Maxine Hong Kingston\u003cbr\u003e Chuck Klosterman \u003cbr\u003e Peter D. Kramer \u003cbr\u003e Jonathan Lethem \u003cbr\u003e Rick Moody \u003cbr\u003e Ann Patchett \u003cbr\u003e Kevin Powell\u003cbr\u003e Joe Queenan\u003cbr\u003e Nicole Rudick \u003cbr\u003e George Saunders \u003cbr\u003e Elissa Schappell \u003cbr\u003e Seth \u003cbr\u003e Janice Shapiro \u003cbr\u003e Mona Simpson \u003cbr\u003e Leslie Stein \u003cbr\u003e Clifford Thompson \u003cbr\u003e David L. Ulin \u003cbr\u003e Chris Ware\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Blauner\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, is the founder of Blauner Books Literary Agency. His other anthologies are \u003ci\u003eCoach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrothers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCentral Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Boston\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Their Lives: Great Writers on Great Beatles Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, and (as co-editor) \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Baseball\u003c\/i\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 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 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 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770916274464,"sku":"9781598536164","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d464b02cbd0fb84f45cc81532cbd9df6.webp?v=1780380719","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-peanuts-papers-writers-and-cartoonists-on-charlie-brown-snoopy-the-gang-and-the-meaning-of-life-a-library-of-america-special-publication-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}