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The best American nonrequired reading
| 責任表示 | edited by Dave Eggers |
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| シリーズ | The best American series / Burkhard Bilger, series editor |
| データ種別 | 図書 |
| 出版情報 | Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Co. , 2004- |
| 本文言語 | 英語 |
| 大きさ | v. ; 21 cm |
| 概要 | It's hard to imagine that it was just a year ago that we were finishing up last year's Best American Nonrequired Reading! Then again, doing last year's collection last year, as opposed to this year, s...ems to have been the right way to go. We took a gamble on that decision, and it paid off. Like last year, our Best American mailbag is full of letters, written in crayon and blood and begging to be answered. Let us begin. What is this collection again? You told me last year, but I spaced. -- Dominique, Santa Monica, CA Thank you for your question, Dominique, which I am happy to answer in much the same fashion as I did last year, when you first asked. The purpose of this book is to collect good work of any kind -- fiction, humor, essays, comics, journalism -- in one place, for the English-reading consumer. The first edition of the book could also be used as a low-frequency ham radio, but this feature has been discontinued. Who are these "826 All-Stars" who are credited with co-editing this book? -- Dan and Becky, Newport, RI The 826 All-Stars is a moniker for a student committee, stalwart and true, that sifts through virtually everything published in the United States in a given year and from this morass -- did we say morass? We meant to say bounty -- finds the best twenty-five or so writings that work together and don't include references to bestiality or John Ashcroft or both. The student committee goes by these names: Alexei Wajchman, Kevin Feeney, Alison Cagle, Jeremy Ashkenas, Juliet Linderman, Adrienne Mahar, Antal Polony, Francesca Root-Dodson, Sabrina Ramos, and Jennifer Florin. They are all high school students from the San Franciso Bay area. What sorts of things were eligible? Work from any periodicals at all? -- Dorsetta Cable, Pacifica, CA It's nice to hear from you, Dorsetta. The answer to your question is yes, as long as these periodicals are American and not about stereos of zombies or poetry. We always make a very concerted effort to include work from lesser-known magazines and quarterlies and Web sites, and we did find some great things in some small-circulation publications -- we did a better job of including such work this year than ever before. You should be very proud of your daughter. Why is Viggo Mortensen writing an introduction to this book? You would think he would have better things to do. Was this part of some kind of work-release program or what? -- Lucy Hackett, Medfield, MA This collection's mission, if there is one -- and there isn't -- is to bring new writing to new audiences. We hope that people will pick up this book after seeing the name or names of a few writers they like and then become exposed to other good people who write. Viggo has been associated with 826 Valencia for some time, having helped us with fund-raising and such. He is also a noted poet and artist, and thus the perfect ambassador for this collection, bringing, we hope, new people to some great contemporary writing. We can only hope that this introduction-writing business takes off for him, given how lucrative it is and how much glory attends it. Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, the very best pieces are selected by an editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field, making the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. Dave Eggers, who edits The Best American Nonrequired Reading annually, has once again chosen the best and least-expected contemporary fiction, nonfiction, satire, investigative reporting, alternative comics, and more from publications large, small, and on-line -- Zoetrope, Tin House, the Atlantic Monthly, Bomb, SPX, the New York Times, Texas Monthly, GQ, Iowa Review, Esquire, and others. Book jacket. This brilliant collection highlights a bold mix of fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and more alternative comics than ever. Compiled by Dave Eggers and students from his San Francisco writing center, contributors include Judy Budnitz, "The Onion, The Daily Show, This American Life," and George Packer. This brilliant collection highlights a bold mix of fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and more alternative comics than ever. Compiled by Eggers and students from his San Francisco writing center, the book includes contributions by Judy Budnitz, "The Daily Show," and George Packer. Compiled by Eggers and students from his San Francisco writing center, this collection highlights the very best of this year's fiction, nonfiction, alternative comics, screenplays, blogs and more ("OK!"). 続きを見る |
所蔵情報
| 状態 | 巻次 | 所蔵場所 | 請求記号 | 刷年 | 文庫名称 | 資料番号 | コメント | 予約・取寄 | 複写申込 | 自動書庫 |
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2004: pbk. | 中央図 自動書庫 | 933/B 39 | 2004 |
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032212011503176 |
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書誌詳細
| 一般注記 | Includes reference 2004 : introduction by Viggo Mortensen 2005 : introduction by Beck 2006 : introduction by Matt Groening 2008 : introduction by Judy Blume 2009 : introduction by Marjane Satrapi ; managing editor, Jesse Nathan |
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| 著者標目 | Eggers, Dave Blume, Judy Satrapi, Marjane Nathan, Jesse |
| 書誌ID | 1001453239 |
| ISBN | 0618341226 |
| NCID | BA69731798 |
| 巻冊次 | 2004 ; ISBN:0618341226 2004: pbk. ; ISBN:0618341234 2005 ; ISBN:0618570470 ; XISBN:9780618570478 2005: pbk. ; ISBN:0618570489 ; XISBN:9780618570485 2006 ; ISBN:9780618570508 ; XISBN:0618570500 2008 : pbk ; ISBN:9780618902835 2009 : pbk ; ISBN:9780547241609 |
| 登録日 | 2011.08.11 |
| 更新日 | 2011.08.11 |