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Narcissus Leaves The Pool
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Narcissus Leaves The Pool Paperback - 2007

by Epstein, Joseph

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Epstein's sixth collection of personal pieces winningly and brilliantly rounds off his 23-year tenure as editor of "The American Scholar". Among the topics covered are naps, Gershwin aging, name-dropping, long books, pet peeves, talent vs. genius, Anglophilia, and surgery--the head and the heart. Excerpted in "The New Yorker".

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Harper Perennial, 2007-07-03. Reprint. paperback. Used: Good.
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  • Title Narcissus Leaves The Pool
  • Author Epstein, Joseph
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used: Good
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, Boston
  • Date 2007-07-03
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # SONG0618872167
  • ISBN 9780618872169 / 0618872167
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 6.64 x 0.83 in (20.83 x 16.87 x 2.11 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 814.54

Summary

Joseph Epstein demonstrates time and again his talent for taking nearly any subject and polishing it into a gem of sparkling wit and fascination. In Narcissus Leaves the Pool, he displays his signature verve and charm in sixteen agile, entertaining pieces. Among his targets in this collection are name-dropping, talent versus genius, the cult of youthfulness, and the information revolution.

From the publisher

Originally published in hardback: c1999. "A Mariner Book."