Narcissus Leaves the Pool
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ISBN: 0618872167 / Publisher: Harper Perennial, July 2007
In a sixth collection of personal essays, the editor of The American Scholar explores such topics as Gershwin, name-dropping, naps, aging, long books, pet peeves, Anglophilia, talent vs. genius, surgery, and more. Reprint.
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Joseph Epstein demonstrates time and again his talent for taking nearly any subject and polishing it into a gem of sparkling wit and fascination. In Narcissus Leaves the Pool, he displays his signature verve and charm in sixteen agile, entertaining pieces. Among his targets in this collection are name-dropping, talent versus genius, the cult of youthfulness, and the information revolution.
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