{"product_id":"curiouser-and-curiouser-essays-9780814254165","title":"Curiouser and Curiouser: Essays","description":"A miscellany of sorts, preeminent author and critic Nicholas Delbanco's \u003ci\u003eCuriouser and Curiouser \u003c\/i\u003eattests to a lifelong interest in music and the visual arts as well as both \"mere\" and \"sheer\" literature. With essays ranging from the restoration of his father-in-law's famed Stradivarius cello-known throughout the world as \"The Countess of Stanlein\"-to a reimagining of H. A. and Margaret Rey's lives and the creation of their most beloved character, \u003ci\u003eCurious George\u003c\/i\u003e, Delbanco examines what it means to live and love with the arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Whether exploring the history of personal viewing in the business of museum-going, musing on the process of rewriting one's earliest published work, or looking back on the twists and turns of a life that spans the greater part of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, Delbanco's \u003ci\u003eCuriouser and Curiouser \u003c\/i\u003einvites adventurous readers to follow him down the rabbit hole as he reflects on life as a student, an observer, a writer, a lover, a father, a teacher, and most importantly, a participant in the everyday experiences of human life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Delbanco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814254165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Delbanco\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Years, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Count of Concord, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpring and Fall\u003c\/i\u003e and his nonfiction works \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Youth: Crane, Carrington, Gershwin, and the Nature of First Acts, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Countess of Stanlein Restored, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Suitcase: Reflections on the Literary Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohio State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40808640381043,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1fe362e0-de8c-45d2-86cc-bc82fe624b99.jpg?v=1683034453","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/curiouser-and-curiouser-essays-9780814254165","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}