ESSAYS IN BIOGRAPHY

Book ID/图书代码： 04332813B60819

English Summary/英文概要： Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Unquestionably Joseph Epstein. Epstein is penetrating. He is witty. He has a magic touch with words, that hard to define but immediately recognizable quality called style. Above all, he is impossible to put down. How easy it is today to forget the simple delight of reading for no intended purpose. Each of the 39 pieces in this book is a pure pleasure to read.

As one of the preeminent essayists of our time, Joseph Epstein has put some of history’s greatest thinkers in the crosshairs in this “provocative collection of essays that [is] . . . guaranteed to both delight and disconcert” (Kirkus Reviews). Each of the 40 different pieces in Essays in Biography describes a person, figures ranging from Saul Bellow, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Isaiah Berlin, to George Washington and Adlai Stevenson, to Joe DiMaggio and Alfred Kinsey. These penetrating essays are sure to stir debate and present a fresh take on both their subjects and the institution of biography in general.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 谁是当代最伟大的英语散文家?毫无疑问是约瑟夫．艾普斯坦。艾普斯坦具有洞察力并且充满智慧。他对文字有神奇的天赋,很难定义但是马上能够辨认为风格。

最重要的是,他不可能放下。如今是多么容易忘记没有目的阅读的简单喜悦。这本书39章中每章都是一个纯粹的快乐阅读。

作为一位杰出的散文家,约瑟夫•艾普斯坦已经把一些历史上最伟大的思想家编入“激动人心的随笔。。。确保喜悦和惊惶”(科斯克书评)。每40个不同的部分描述一个人的传记,从索尔•贝娄,亚历山大•索尔仁尼琴和以赛亚．柏林,乔治•华盛顿和阿德莱•斯蒂文森,到乔•迪马吉奥和阿尔弗雷德•金赛。这些短文肯定会引起争论,并为他们的主题和一般传记的机构带来鲜的活力。(LNL)

Awards/获奖情况：“传记文章。。。巧妙，智慧，愉悦，值得阅读。”——《华盛顿邮报》

“著名散文家。。。描述激动人心的随笔。。。确保喜悦和惊惶”——科克斯书评，2012年7月

“饱学之士。。。动人。。。拥有自己的主见。。。有教育意义并且让人愉悦”——《出版人周刊》，2012年7月

“阅读约瑟夫•艾普斯坦非常有乐趣。。。读者通常能够发现才智，智慧，并且在最可以接受和令人愉快的方式下领悟”——拉里．索恩柏瑞，美国观察家，2012年10月1日 “艾普斯坦先生的文章是智慧的结晶。。。这给传记带来天才的洞察力”——Carl Rollyson，华尔街日报，2012年10月6日

About the Author/作者介绍： 约瑟夫•艾普斯坦很长时间居住在芝加哥。约瑟夫•艾普斯坦教过英语，在西北大学写作多年。他写作22本书,这些书很多都是文集,还为许多杂志包括《纽约客》,《大西洋月刊》和《评论》写专栏。

Joseph Epstein is a long time resident of Chicago. Joseph Epstein has taught English and writing at Northwestern for many years. He is the author of 22 books, many of them collections of essays, and has also written for numerous magazines including the New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Commentary.

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