The Best American Essays 2000

Best-selling author Alan Lightman selects the year's finest nonfiction as this acclaimed series celebrates its fifteenth year. He has chosen a diverse, very personal collection that celebrates the essay as an independent genre unlike any other. This year's pieces embrace stylistic freedom and strong opinions and afford the reader a fascinating view of the writer's mind as it struggles with truth, memory, and experience. Featured writers include Jamaica Kincaid, Edward Hoagland, Cynthia Ozick, Mary Gordon, Edwidge Danticat, and others.

Author: Robert Atwan, Alan Lightman
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 10/26/2000
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.32h x 5.46w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9780618035809

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2000 pg. 1263
Publishers Weekly 09/18/2000 pg. 100
Library Journal 10/01/2000 pg. 94
Booklist 10/01/2000 pg. 312

About the Author
Atwan, Robert: - ROBERT ATWAN has been the series editor of The Best American Essays since its inception in 1986. He has edited numerous literary anthologies and written essays and reviews for periodicals nationwide.