{"product_id":"in-brief-short-takes-on-the-personal-paperback","title":"In Brief: Short Takes on the Personal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Paumier Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJudith Kitchen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their previous collection Judith Kitchen and Mary Paumier Jones coined the term short for those creative nonfiction pieces -- literary rather than informational, and characteristically short -- that are attracting our finest writers. Now, with a more introspective focus, this new collection emphasizes the personal as a way of seeing the world, of expressing an interior life. It is intimate without being maudlin, it is private without being secret. From Harriet Doerr's recollection of a halcyon time to Josephine Jacobsen's reverie on memory, \u003cem\u003eIn Brief\u003c\/em\u003e offers vivid glimpses into the ways experience can be shaped in language that is fresh and inventive. The seventy-two authors here include the known -- John McPhee, Cythia Ozick, James Salter -- as well as remarkable new writers. Essays (all under 2000 words) range from Frank McCourt's search for his father in the pubs of Limerick to William Maxwell's thoughts about growing old; from Charles Baxter's early experience of reading to Brady Udall's confession as a liar. Patricia Hampl recalls meals at her grandmother's house, while Jane Brox contemplates the meaning of bread. In each piece, imagination becomes a way to explore reality. The real world we are fortunate enough to live in is revealed as endlessly rich and deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152196931719,"sku":"9780393319071","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/26aa78623b57704eb19e35c1463dcb37.webp?v=1733212388","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/in-brief-short-takes-on-the-personal-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}