97,196 Words: Essays Lambert John
97,196 Words: Essays Lambert John A selection of the best short work by France's greatest living nonfiction writerNo one writes nonfiction like Emmanuel Carr re. Dispensing with the rules of genre,…
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97,196 Words: Essays Lambert John
A selection of the best short work by France's greatest living nonfiction writerNo one writes nonfiction like Emmanuel Carr re. Dispensing with the rules of genre, he takes what he needs from every available form or discipline--be it theology, historiography, fiction, reportage, or memoir--and fuses it under the pressure of an inimitable combination of passion, curiosity, intellect, and wit. Although he takes cues from such literary heroes as Truman Capote and Janet Malcolm, Carr re has, over the course of his career, reinvented the form in a search for truth in all its guises.
97,196 Words introduces Carr re's shorter works to an English-language audience. With an oeuvre unique in world literature for its blend of empathy and playfulness, Carr re stands as one of our most distinctive and important literary voices. Featuring more than thirty