Bound to Please: An Extraordinary One-Volume Literary Education

Dirda, Michael

ISBN 10: 0393329631 / ISBN 13: 9780393329636

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2007

About this Item

"Whether writing about Heredotus or Colette, The Arabian Nights or Tarzan, Michael Dirda proves himself to be one of the most engaging critics of our time-and enormous fun to read. In Bound to Please he showcases more than one hundred of the world's most astonishing books and authors, ranging, with easy-going authority, from ancient classics to contemporary literary fiction to such popular genres as the detective novel and the ghost story". (excerpt) Book is in good condition showing signs of minor wear to edges and spine. Pages are bright, clean, and intact. No interior markings. Inscription of former owner inside front page in black ink. Does not affect content or readability.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1676765674568

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bound to Please: An Extraordinary One-Volume Literary Education
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393329631
• ISBN 13: 9780393329636
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

"Michael Dirda may be as close to the ideal critic as we are likely to get."―Annie Proulx

Surveying the dizzying universe of classic books, Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary essayist, proves himself to be one of the most engaging critics of our time―and great fun to read. Opening with an impassioned critique of modern reading habits, he then presents many of the great, and idiosyncratic, writers he loves most. In this showcase of one hundred of the world's most astonishing books, Dirda covers a remarkable range of literature, including popular genres such as the detective novel and ghost story, while never neglecting the deeper satisfactions of sometimes overlooked classics. Short-listed for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for criticism, Bound to Please is a glorious celebration of just how much fun reading can be.

About the Author

Michael Dirda, who won a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism at the Washington Post Book World, is the author of An Open Book, Bound to Please, and Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.