The Din in the Head
Download or Read eBook The Din in the Head PDF written by Cynthia Ozick and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Cynthia Ozick |
Publisher | : Atlantic Books |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2017-10-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781786491138 |
ISBN-13 | : 1786491133 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Din in the Head by : Cynthia Ozick
Book excerpt: One of America's foremost novelists and critics, Cynthia Ozick has won praise and provoked debate for taking on challenging literary, historical, and moral issues. In her spirited essay collection The Din in the Head, she focuses on the essential joys of great literature. With razor-sharp wit and an inspiring joie de vivre, Ozick investigates unexpected byways in the works of Leo Tolstoy, Saul Bellow, Helen Keller, Isaac Babel, Sylvia Plath, Susan Sontag, and Henry James, among others. Throughout this bracing collection, she celebrates the curative power of the literary imagination.