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From one of America's great literary figures, a new collection of essays on eminent writers and their work, and on the war between art and life. The perilous intersection of writers' lives with public and private domains is the fertile subject of many of these remarkable essays from such literary giants as T. S. Eliot, Isaac Babel, Salman Rushdie, and Henry James.

A genuine literary education. . . . Each of these pieces is informed, gracefully written and propelled with narrative energy.—San Francisco Chronicle

A glittering new collection. . . . Each essay shimmers with intelligence.—The New York Times

Fame and Folly Essays

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/05/1997
      ISBN13: 9780679767541, 978-0679767541
      ISBN10: 0679767541

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From one of America's great literary figures, a new collection of essays on eminent writers and their work, and on the war between art and life. The perilous intersection of writers' lives with public and private domains is the fertile subject of many of these remarkable essays from such literary giants as T. S. Eliot, Isaac Babel, Salman Rushdie, and Henry James.

      A genuine literary education. . . . Each of these pieces is informed, gracefully written and propelled with narrative energy.—San Francisco Chronicle

      A glittering new collection. . . . Each essay shimmers with intelligence.—The New York Times

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