At Large and At Small (Signed)

FADIMAN, Anne

ISBN 10: 0374106622 / ISBN 13: 9780374106621

Published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, NY, 2007

About this Item

Bound in blue and yellow glossy wraps. A 220 pp. book of familiar essays by Ms. Fadiman. Neatly signed on the title page.

Seller Inventory # 012265

Bibliographic Details

• Title: At Large and At Small (Signed)
• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, NY
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374106622
• ISBN 13: 9780374106621
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: Advance Uncorrected Proof.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Firsts
  • Essays

About this title

Synopsis

In At Large and At Small, Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay—a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist focus on everyday experiences. With the combination of humor and erudition that has distinguished her as one of our finest essayists, Fadiman draws us into twelve of her personal obsessions: from her slightly sinister childhood enthusiasm for catching butterflies to her monumental crush on Charles Lamb, from her wistfulness for the days of letter-writing to the challenges and rewards of moving from the city to the country.

Many of these essays were composed “under the influence” of the subject at hand. Fadiman ingests a shocking amount of ice cream and divulges her passion for Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Chocolate Chip and her brother’s homemade Liquid Nitrogen Kahlúa Coffee (recipe included); she sustains a terrific caffeine buzz while recounting Balzac’s coffee addiction; and she stays up till dawn to write about being a night owl, examining the rhythms of our circadian clocks and sharing such insomnia cures as her father’s nocturnal word games and Lewis Carroll’s mathematical puzzles. At Large and At Small is a brilliant and delightful collection of essays that harkens a revival of a long-cherished genre.

About the Author

Anne Fadiman is the Francis Writer-in-Residence at Yale. She is the author of Ex Libris (FSG, 1998) and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (FSG, 1997, recipient of a National Book Critics Circle Award), and the editor of Rereadings (FSG, 2005).