The Best American Essays 2016

by Dashka Slater

Book Overview

A true essay is "something hazarded, not definitive, not authoritative; something ventured on the basis of the author's personal experience and subjectivity," writes guest editor Jonathan Franzen in his introduction. However, his main criterion for selecting The Best American Essays 2016 was, in a word, risk. Whether the risks involved championing an unpopular opinion, the possibility of ruining a professional career, or irrevocably offending family,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544812107
• ISBN13: 9780544812109
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"