The Best American Essays

This year's Best American Essays is edited by the best-selling, award-winning writer Kathleen Norris, whose books include Dakota andThe Virgin of Bennington. "The writers in this volume invite us into hidden places: a surgical pathologist's laboratory, the boxing gym where a college professor and his student learn unexpected lessons about discipline, pain, and growing to adulthood. There are many discoveries to be made here, and I gladly invite the reader to an uncommonly rich and rewarding book." -- Kathleen Norris

Author: Robert Atwan
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 10/10/2001
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780618049318

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/10/2001 pg. 76
Library Journal 12/01/2001 pg. 122

About the Author
Norris, Kathleen: - Kathleen Norris is the author of two books of poetry, Falling Off (1971) and The Middle of the World (1981) and has received awards from the Guggenheim and Bush foundations. She lives in Lemmon, South Dakota, with her husband.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.