Against Joie de Vivre: Personal Essays by Phillip Lopate

Against Joie de Vivre: Personal Essays

Phillip Lopate

335 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir reflective slow-paced
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Against Joie de Vivre: Personal Essays by Phillip Lopate is a perfect fit for readers who crave insightful, challenging, and deeply personal explorations of the human experience, as Lopate's witty, intelligent, and elegiac essays will resonate with anyone who appreciates the complexities of modern life, the power of language, and the beauty of everyday moments transformed into profound narrative.

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Lopate’s special gift is his ability to give us not only sophisticated cultural commentary in a dazzling collection of essays but also to bring to his subjects an engaging honesty and openness that invite us to experience the world along with him....

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