{"product_id":"the-uncollected-essays-of-elizabeth-hardwick-paperback","title":"The Uncollected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Hardwick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Andriesse\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlex Andriesse\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays on music, art, pop culture, literature, and politics by the renowned essayist and observer of contemporary life, now collected together for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Uncollected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick \u003c\/i\u003eis a companion collection to \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, a book that proved a revelation of what, for many, had been an open secret: that Elizabeth Hardwick was one of the great American literary critics, and an extraordinary stylist in her own right. The thirty-five pieces that Alex Andriesse has gathered here--none previously featured in volumes of Hardwick's work--make it clear that her powers extended far beyond literary criticism, encompassing a vast range of subjects, from New York City to Faye Dunaway, from Wagner's \u003ci\u003eParsifal \u003c\/i\u003eto Leonardo da Vinci's inventions, and from the pleasures of summertime to grits soufflé. In these often surprising, always well-wrought essays, we see Hardwick's passion for people and places, her politics, her thoughts on feminism, and her ability, especially from the 1970s on, to write well about seemingly anything.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Hardwick\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-2007) was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and educated at the University of Kentucky and Columbia University. A recipient of a Gold Medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she is the author of three novels, a biography of Herman Melville, and four collections of essays. She was a co-founder and advisory editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and contributed more than one hundred reviews, articles, reflections, and letters to the magazine. NYRB Classics publishes \u003ci\u003eSleepless Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel; \u003ci\u003eSeduction and Betrayal\u003c\/i\u003e, a study of women in literature; and \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Andriesse\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1985. His stories, essays, and poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Review of Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProdigal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLiterary Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated several works from Italian and French, including Roberto Bazlen's \u003ci\u003eNotes Without a Text and Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e and François-René de Chateaubriand's \u003ci\u003eMemoirs from Beyond the Grave, 1768-1800\u003c\/i\u003e (an NYRB Classic). He lives in the Netherlands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.87 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158878744807,"sku":"9781681376233","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/3dfe91d08af7d6f34523fb7e223be685.webp?v=1780529334","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/the-uncollected-essays-of-elizabeth-hardwick-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}