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The Outermost Dream|William Maxwell

The Outermost Dream : Literary Sketches

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Overview

"Maxwell writes with relish about all the quirks and quiddities of human lives....On every page there is a quiet observation, made with deceptive ease, that will ravish the reader". -- Boston Globe Maxwell chose to focus on biography, memoir, and diaries when reviewing books: "what people said and did and wore and ate and hoped for and were afraid of, and in detail after often unimaginable detail they refresh our idea of existence and hold oblivion at arm's length". Whether writing about literary luminaries such as Virginia Woolf or Lord Byron, or delving into the life of an odd, unknown Victorian curate, Maxwell enlarges our understanding of humanity.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781555972646
  • ISBN-10: 1555972640
  • Publisher: Graywolf Press
  • Publish Date: September 1997
  • Dimensions: 8.48 x 5.4 x 0.79 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.65 pounds
  • Page Count: 264

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