The Best American Essays 2018 - by Hilton Als & Robert Atwan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The award-winning critic and essayist Hilton Als picks the best essays of the year from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The Pulitzer-Prize winning and Guggenheim-honored Hilton Als curates the best essays from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites, bringing "the fierce style of street reading and the formal tradition of critical inquiry, reads culture, race, and gender" (<i>New York Times</i>) to the task.</b> <p/> "The essay, like love, like life, is indefinable, but you know an essay when you see it, and you know a great one when you feel it, because it is concentrated life," writes Hilton Als in his introduction. Expertly guided by Als's instinct and intellect, <i>The Best American Essays 2018</i> showcases great essays as well as irresistibly eclectic ones. Go undercover in North Korea, delve into the question of race in the novels of William Faulkner, hang out in the 1970s New York music scene, and take a family road trip cum art pilgrimage. These experiences and more immersive slices of concentrated life await. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Before working at <i>The New Yorker, </i> HILTON ALS, guest editor, was a staff writer for <i>The Village Voice</i> and an editor-at-large at <i>Vibe.</i> He is the author of <i>T</i><i>he Women</i> and <i>White Girls.</i> <p/> ROBERT ATWAN has been the series editor of <i>The Best American Essays</i> since its inception in 1986. <br>
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