| Thank You for Not Reading: Essays on Literary Trivia Contributor(s): Ugresic, Dubravka (Author), Hawkesworth, Celia (Translator), Searles, Damion (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1564782980 ISBN-13: 9781564782984 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2003 * Out of Print * Annotation: In this collection of acerbic essays, Ugresic dissects the nature of the contemporary book industry, which she argues is so infected with the need to create and promote literature that will appeal to the masses--literally to "everyone--that if Thomas Mann were writing nowadays, his books wouldn't even be published in the U.S. because they're not "sexy" enough. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry |
| Dewey: 070.5 |
| LCCN: 2003055099 |
| Age Level: 22-UP |
| Grade Level: 17-UP |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.54" W x 8.46" L (0.66 lbs) 221 pages |
| Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/14/2003 pg. 63 Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2003 pg. 1168 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A brilliant, enthralling spread of story-telling and high-velocity reflections . . . Ugresic is a writer to follow. A writer to be cherished. Susan Sontag |
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