Philip Lopate is the author of Against Joie de Vivre, Bachelorhood, The Rug Merchant, Being with Children, and Confessions of Summer. A recipient of Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, his works have appeared in Best American Essays, The Paris Review, Pushcart Prize annuals, and many other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is Adams Professor of English at Hofstra University.
"A wonderful book. The most charming
smorgasbord imaginable of essays from around the
world." -- Diane Cole, USA Today.
"Without a doubt, this is the most nourishing essay
collection I've read in years." -- Susan
Burmeister-Brown, Portland Oregonian.
"A labor of deeply felt love and keenly honed
scholarship by an essay authority who knows his
territory down to his bones." -- Christian
Science Monitor.
"The best available [essay anthology] no matter how
crowded the field." -- Chicago Tribune.
"The striking thing is how much Lopate has managed to
pack in, and how high a standard he has managed to
maintain." -- John Gross, New York Newsday.
"Packed with personality and beguiling first-person
prose... of reminders of the perils and pleasures of
the craft." -- The Wall Street Journal.
"A wonderful book. The most charming smorgasbord imaginable of
essays from around the world." -- Diane Cole, USA Today.
"Without a doubt, this is the most nourishing essay collection I've
read in years." -- Susan Burmeister-Brown, Portland
Oregonian.
"A labor of deeply felt love and keenly honed scholarship by an
essay authority who knows his territory down to his bones." --
Christian Science Monitor.
"The best available [essay anthology] no matter how crowded the
field." -- Chicago Tribune.
"The striking thing is how much Lopate has managed to pack in, and
how high a standard he has managed to maintain." -- John Gross,
New York Newsday.
"Packed with personality and beguiling first-person prose... of
reminders of the perils and pleasures of the craft." -- The Wall
Street Journal.
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