{"product_id":"against-joie-de-vivre-9780803222731","title":"Against Joie de Vivre","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy turns humorous, learned, celebratory, and elegiac, the author displays a keen intelligence and a flair for language that turn bits of common, everyday life into resonant narrative. He maintains a conversational charm while taking the contemporary personal essay to a new level of complexity and candour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lopate entertains by blasting write-your-own-vows weddings, camaraderie in bars and the enforced gaiety of dinner parties but expounds more positively on movies, friendship and subletting as a lifestyle. . . . Despite its cranky title, this lively, unpredictable collection of essays is a joy to read, and read again.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Subtle, profound (and slightly devilish). Phillip Lopate can express the nuances of the urban mind better than anyone else I know. Phillip Lopate is one of the best essayists in America.”—Noel Perrin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI.Samson and Delilah and the KidsAgainst Joie de VivreArt of the CreepA Nonsmoker with a SmokerWhat Happened to the Personal EssayII.Never Live Above Your LandlordRevisionist NuptialsAnticipation of \u003ci\u003eLa Notte\u003c\/i\u003e: The \"Heroic\" Age of MoviegoingModern FriendshipsA Passion for WaitingIII.Chekhov for ChildrenOn Shaving a BeardOnly Make Believe: Some Observations on Architectural LanguageHouston Hide-and-SeekCarlos: Evening in the City of FriendsIV. Upstairs NeighborsWaiting for the Book to Come OutReflections on SublettingSuicide of a Schoolteacher","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405244440919,"sku":"9780803222731","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803222731.jpg?v=1730489259","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/against-joie-de-vivre-9780803222731","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}