Robert Atwan Ordre des livres

A collection of the year's best essays, selected by award-winning writer Alexander Chee. Alexander Chee, a "master artist" (Maris Kreizman, host of The Maris Review) of the personal essay, selects twenty essays out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.

Presents an anthology of the best literary essays published in the past year, selected from American periodicals.

The volume showcases a remarkable collection of essays curated by Jamison, featuring a diverse range of essayists. Each piece presents challenging and thought-provoking perspectives, blending passion with clever insights, making for a sobering yet engaging read.

Drawing on the metaphor of surfing, Ariel Levy highlights the skill and audacity required to write compelling essays. This collection features a diverse array of voices tackling personal and poignant themes, such as overcoming an abusive marriage, reflecting on lost youth, grappling with obsession, and bidding farewell to cherished possessions. Each piece showcases the writers' courage in exploring meaningful insights, making the anthology a rich tapestry of emotional and thought-provoking narratives.

Exploring the American psyche, this distinguished anthology presents a collection of diverse voices and perspectives that delve into contemporary issues and cultural reflections. It offers readers a unique opportunity to grasp the complexities of American thought and identity. Praised for its exhilarating content, the book serves as a vital resource for anyone seeking to understand the nuances of modern American life through the lens of various contributors.

Curated by Cheryl Strayed, this collection features an array of exceptional writing and insightful essays, showcasing diverse voices and perspectives. As a New York Times best-selling author, Strayed's introduction adds depth to this treasure trove, inviting readers to explore the themes of human experience and emotion woven throughout the pieces.

The Best American Series® showcases a curated collection of the year's finest writing across various genres, featuring contributions from both established and emerging authors. Each volume is edited by a prominent figure in the literary world, ensuring a diverse range of voices and styles. This anthology highlights exceptional storytelling, innovative perspectives, and cultural reflections, making it a vital resource for readers seeking to explore contemporary literature and discover new favorites.

The Best American Series® showcases a curated selection of the year's finest writing across various genres and themes, highlighting exceptional talent from both established and emerging authors. Each volume features an array of essays, stories, and poetry, offering readers a diverse literary experience. The series is known for its editorial excellence, with contributions from notable guest editors who bring their unique perspectives to the compilation, making it a must-read for literature enthusiasts seeking quality and variety.

Edited by award-winning poet and essayist Mary Oliver, the latest edition of this "rich and thoughtful collection" ( Publishers Weekly ) offers the finest essays "judiciously selected from countless publications" ( Chicago Tribune ).

The twenty-two essays in this powerful collection -- perhaps the most diverse in the entire series -- come from a wide variety of periodicals, ranging from n + 1 and PMS to the New Republic and The New Yorker, and showcase a remarkable range of forms. Read on for narrative -- in first and third person -- opinion, memoir, argument, the essay-review, confession, reportage, even a dispatch from Iraq. The philosopher Peter Singer makes a case for philanthropy; the poet Molly Peacock constructs a mosaic tribute to a little-known but remarkable eighteenth-century woman artist; the novelist Marilynne Robinson explores what has happened to holiness in contemporary Christianity; the essayist Richard Rodriguez wonders if California has anything left to say to America; and the Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson attempts to find common ground with the evangelical community.In his introduction, David Foster Wallace makes the spirited case that “many of these essays are valuable simply as exhibits of what a first-rate artistic mind can make of particular fact-sets -- whether these involve the 17-kHz ring tones of some kids’ cell phones, the language of movement as parsed by dogs, the near-infinity of ways to experience and describe an earthquake, the existential synecdoche of stagefright, or the revelation that most of what you’ve believed and revered turns out to be self-indulgent crap.”