The distinguished author of The Puttermesser Papers presents a new collection of essays in which she explores some of the world's finest writers and their works, from Dostoevsky to William Styron; analyzes contemporary literary and moral issues; and discusses her own relationship with literature and the formative experiences of her life as an author. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
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Quarrel & Quandary showcases the manifold talents of one of our leading and award-winning critics and essayists.In nineteen opulent essays, Cynthia Ozick probes Dostoevsky for insights into the Unabomber, questions the role of the public intellectual, and dares to wonder what poetry is. She roams effortlessly from Kafka to James, Styron to Stein, and, in the book's most famous essay, dissects the gaudy commercialism that has reduced Anne Frank to "usable goods." Courageous, audacious, and sublime, these essays have the courage of conviction, the probing of genius, and the durable audacity to matter.
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