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The first volume in a series of biannual literary anthologies from renowned literary critic and former Granta editor John Freeman, Freeman’s: Arrival features never-before-published stories by Haruki Marukami, Louise Erdrich, Dave Eggers, Etgar Keret, Lydia Davis, David Mitchell and others.
Freeman’s—part literary journal, part anthology—will occupy a unique space in the literary landscape. In this inaugural edition of Freeman’s, John Freeman brings together the best new fiction, non-fiction and poetry about that electrifying moment when we arrive. Strange encounters abound: David Mitchell meets a ghost in Nagasaki; Lydia Davis recounts her travels in the exotic territory of the Norwegian language; and in a Dave Eggers story, an elderly gentleman cannot remember why he brought a fork to a wedding.
Also featuring startling new fiction by Laura van den Berg, Helen Simpson and Tahmima Anam, as well as stirring essays by Aleksandr Hemon, Barry Lopez and Garnette Cadogan, Freeman’s is an essential map to the best new writing in the world.
John Freeman is an award-winning writer and book critic who has written for numerous publications, including the New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, Guardian and Wall Street Journal. He is the former editor of Granta and the author of Shrinking the World and a collection of author interviews How to Read a Novelist. He lives in New York City.
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Freeman's: Arrival: The Best New Writing On Arrival
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. We live today in constant motion, traveling distances rapidly, small ones daily, arriving in new states. In this inaugural edition of Freeman's, a new biannual of unpublished writing, former Granta editor and NBCC president John Freeman brings together the best new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about that electrifying moment when we arrive. Strange encounters abound. David Mitchell meets a ghost in Hiroshima Prefecture; Lydia Davis recounts her travels in the exotic territory of the Norwegian language; and in a Dave Eggers story, an elderly gentleman cannot remember why he brought a fork to a wedding. End points often turn out to be new beginnings. Louise Erdrich visits a Native American cemetery that celebrates the next journey, and in a Haruki Murakami story, an aging actor arrives back in his true self after performing a role, discovering he has changed, becoming a new person. Seller Inventory # 1585601
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