Adam & Eve And The City: Selected Nonfiction
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
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A masterful collection of literary nonfiction, Adam & Eve and the City: Selected Nonfiction gathers Francine du Plessix Gray's most incisive essays, profiles, and criticism into a single, compelling volume. With the precision of a seasoned journalist and the sensibility of a literary artist, Gray presents portraits of towering cultural figures—writers, artists, and intellectuals—alongside meditations on gender, society, and the human condition. Her prose carries a distinctly elegant and authoritative tone, blending rigorous intellectual inquiry with deeply personal observation. The collection illustrates Gray's remarkable range, moving from intimate biographical sketches to sweeping cultural critiques with equal grace and confidence. Readers drawn to the tradition of great American essay writing will find in these pages a writer of rare sophistication and moral seriousness.
Author: Francine Du Plessix Gray
Format: Hardback
Published: 1987, Simon and Schuster
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A masterful collection of literary nonfiction, Adam & Eve and the City: Selected Nonfiction gathers Francine du Plessix Gray's most incisive essays, profiles, and criticism into a single, compelling volume. With the precision of a seasoned journalist and the sensibility of a literary artist, Gray presents portraits of towering cultural figures—writers, artists, and intellectuals—alongside meditations on gender, society, and the human condition. Her prose carries a distinctly elegant and authoritative tone, blending rigorous intellectual inquiry with deeply personal observation. The collection illustrates Gray's remarkable range, moving from intimate biographical sketches to sweeping cultural critiques with equal grace and confidence. Readers drawn to the tradition of great American essay writing will find in these pages a writer of rare sophistication and moral seriousness.