In Search of a Form: Two Writers Talk About the Essay

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In Search of a Form: Two Writers Talk About the Essay

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Nov 8, 2012

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Mendelsohn, who has devoted his career to nonfiction—memoir, translation and criticism—discusses his latest collection of essays, (Waiting for the Barbarians), with novelist and essayist Lethem (The Ecstasy of Influence), as the two celebrate (and commiserate) the blessings and curses of the contemporary essay form.

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Nov 8, 2012

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