Love and Other Ways of Dying: Essays by Michael Paterniti

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Hardcover
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1 lbs
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ISBN
9780385337021

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385337027
ISBN-13
9780385337021
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204219619

Product Key Features

Book Title
Love and Other Ways of Dying : Essays
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Journalism, Essays
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Travel, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Author
Michael Paterniti
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
20.4 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-033162
Reviews
Praise for Michael Paterniti   "A fearless, spellbinding collection of inquiries by a brilliant, globally minded essayist whose writing is magic and whose worldview brims with compassion . . . Genius chefs, an eight-and-a-half-foot-tall giant, an earthquake, a jet crash, and a president who eats songbirds--the size of Michael Paterniti's curiosity is matched only by the size of his heart." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See   "Michael Paterniti is a genius." --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of The Signature of All Things   "Michael Paterniti is one of the best living practitioners of the art of literary journalism, able to fully elucidate and humanize the everyday and the epic. In his hands, every subject, every moment of personal or global upheaval, is treated with the same curiosity, respect, empathy, and clear-eyed wisdom." --Dave Eggers, author of The Circle   "I have been waiting years for this collection. In each of these essays, Michael Paterniti unveils life for us, the beauty and heartbreak of it, as we would never see it ourselves but now can never forget it. Paterniti is brilliant--a rare master--and one of my favorite authors on earth." --Lily King, author of Euphoria "In the genre of long-form nonfiction, Michael Paterniti is one of the most versatile and stylish writers working today. Whimsy, tragedy, irony, folly, silliness, sorrow, joy--he can hit every note, and often in the same sentence. Poke your nose into this dazzling collection from one of our undisputed masters and prepare yourself for a world of pleasure." --Hampton Sides, author of In the Kingdom of Ice, Advance praise for Love and Other Ways of Dying   " Love and Other Ways of Dying is the book you're looking for, I promise: a fearless, spellbinding collection of inquiries by a brilliant, globally minded essayist whose writing is magic and whose worldview brims with compassion. Genius chefs, an eight-and-a-half-foot-tall giant, an earthquake, a jet crash, a suicide-stopper, and a president who eats songbirds--the size of Michael Paterniti's curiosity is matched only by the size of his heart. Devastating and hopeful." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See   Praise for Michael Paterniti's The Telling Room   "By the time you hit the tenth page of The Telling Room, you realize you're in the hands of a storyteller so masterful, emotionally subtle, and smooth that you're willing to follow him anywhere, even into a cave. And you will." -- Newsweek   "Captivating . . . Paterniti's writing sings, whether he's talking about how food activates memory, or the joys of watching his children grow." --NPR   "A gorgeous and impassioned monument to the art and mystery of storytelling, The Telling Room is rich, funny, humane, devastating, and beautiful." --Elizabeth Gilbert, Praise for Michael Paterniti and Love and Other Ways of Dying   "One of the best books I've read all year . . . These pieces are exceptional artifacts of literary journalism." --Mark O'Connell, Slate   "These pieces are extraordinary. . . . Journalism elevated beyond its ordinary capacities, well into the realm of literature." -- Columbia Journalism Review "A fearless, spellbinding collection of inquiries by a brilliant, globally minded essayist whose writing is magic and whose worldview brims with compassion . . . Genius chefs, an eight-and-a-half-foot-tall giant, an earthquake, a jet crash, and a president who eats songbirds--the size of Michael Paterniti's curiosity is matched only by the size of his heart." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See   "Michael Paterniti is a genius." --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of The Signature of All Things   "Michael Paterniti is one of the best living practitioners of the art of literary journalism, able to fully elucidate and humanize the everyday and the epic. In his hands, every subject, every moment of personal or global upheaval, is treated with the same curiosity, respect, empathy, and clear-eyed wisdom." --Dave Eggers, author of The Circle   "I have been waiting years for this collection. In each of these essays, Michael Paterniti unveils life for us, the beauty and heartbreak of it, as we would never see it ourselves but now can never forget it. Paterniti is brilliant--a rare master--and one of my favorite authors on earth." --Lily King, author of Euphoria "In the genre of long-form nonfiction, Michael Paterniti is one of the most versatile and stylish writers working today. Whimsy, tragedy, irony, folly, silliness, sorrow, joy--he can hit every note, often in the same sentence. Poke your nose into this dazzling collection from one of our undisputed masters and prepare yourself for a world of pleasure." --Hampton Sides, author of In the Kingdom of Ice "Real-world storytelling of the highest order . . . This carefully curated selection of features demonstrates the breadth of the author's peculiar, personal style. . . . [ Love and Other Ways of Dying ] is journalism unlike the standard fare found in newspapers and tabloid magazines and a tribute to the durability of the human spirit." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
814/.6
Synopsis
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS In this moving, lyrical, and ultimately uplifting collection of essays, Michael Paterniti turns a keen eye on the full range of human experience, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of everyday people. Michael Paterniti is one of the most original and empathic storytellers working today. His writing has been described as humane, devastating, and beautiful by Elizabeth Gilbert, spellbinding by Anthony Doerr, and expansive and joyful by George Saunders. In the seventeen wide-ranging essays collected for the first time in Love and Other Ways of Dying, he brings his full literary powers to bear, pondering happiness and grief, memory and the redemptive power of human connection. In the remote Ukranian countryside, Paterniti picks apples (and faces mortality) with a real-life giant; in Nanjing, China, he confronts a distraught jumper on a suicide bridge; in Dodge City, Kansas, he takes up residence at a roadside hotel and sees, firsthand, the ways in which the racial divide turns neighbor against neighbor. In each instance, Paterniti illuminates the full spectrum of human experience, introducing us to unforgettable everyday people and bygone legends, exploring the big ideas and emotions that move us. Paterniti reenacts Francois Mitterrand s last meal in a rustic dining room in France and drives across America with Albert Einstein s brain in the trunk of his rental car, floating in a Tupperware container. He delves with heartbreaking detail into the aftermath of a plane crash off the coast of Nova Scotia, an earthquake in Haiti, and a tsunami in Japan and, in searing swirls of language, unearths the complicated, hidden truths these moments of extremity teach us about our ability to endure, and to love. Michael Paterniti has spent the past two decades grappling with some of our most powerful subjects and incomprehensible events, taking an unflinching point of view that seeks to edify as it resists easy answers. At every turn, his work attempts to make sense of both love and loss, and leaves us with a profound sense of what it means to be human. As he writes in the Introduction to this book, The more we examine the grooves and scars of this life, the more free and complete we become. Praise for Michael Paterniti and Love and Other Ways of Dying One of the best books I ve read all year . . . These pieces are exceptional artifacts of literary journalism. Mark O Connell, Slate These pieces are extraordinary. . . . Journalism elevated beyond its ordinary capacities, well into the realm of literature. Columbia Journalism Review A fearless, spellbinding collection of inquiries by a brilliant, globally minded essayist whose writing is magic and whose worldview brims with compassion . . . The size of Michael Paterniti s curiosity is matched only by the size of his heart. Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See Michael Paterniti is a genius. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of The Signature of All Things One of the best living practitioners of the art of literary journalism, able to fully elucidate and humanize the everyday and the epic. Dave Eggers, author of The Circle In each of these essays, Michael Paterniti unveils life for us, the beauty and heartbreak of it, as we would never see it ourselves but now can never forget it. Paterniti is brilliant a rare master and one of my favorite authors on earth. Lily King, author of Euphoria ", LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS * In this moving, lyrical, and ultimately uplifting collection of essays, Michael Paterniti turns a keen eye on the full range of human experience, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of everyday people. Michael Paterniti is one of the most original and empathic storytellers working today. His writing has been described as "humane, devastating, and beautiful" by Elizabeth Gilbert, "spellbinding" by Anthony Doerr, and "expansive and joyful" by George Saunders. In the seventeen wide-ranging essays collected for the first time in Love and Other Ways of Dying, he brings his full literary powers to bear, pondering happiness and grief, memory and the redemptive power of human connection. In the remote Ukranian countryside, Paterniti picks apples (and faces mortality) with a real-life giant; in Nanjing, China, he confronts a distraught jumper on a suicide brid≥ in Dodge City, Kansas, he takes up residence at a roadside hotel and sees, firsthand, the ways in which the racial divide turns neighbor against neighbor. In each instance, Paterniti illuminates the full spectrum of human experience, introducing us to unforgettable everyday people and bygone legends, exploring the big ideas and emotions that move us. Paterniti reenacts Franois Mitterrand's last meal in a rustic dining room in France and drives across America with Albert Einstein's brain in the trunk of his rental car, floating in a Tupperware container. He delves with heartbreaking detail into the aftermath of a plane crash off the coast of Nova Scotia, an earthquake in Haiti, and a tsunami in Japan--and, in searing swirls of language, unearths the complicated, hidden truths these moments of extremity teach us about our ability to endure, and to love. Michael Paterniti has spent the past two decades grappling with some of our most powerful subjects and incomprehensible events, taking an unflinching point of view that seeks to edify as it resists easy answers. At every turn, his work attempts to make sense of both love and loss, and leaves us with a profound sense of what it means to be human. As he writes in the Introduction to this book, "The more we examine the grooves and scars of this life, the more free and complete we become." Praise for Michael Paterniti and Love and Other Ways of Dying "One of the best books I've read all year . . . These pieces are exceptional artifacts of literary journalism." --Mark O'Connell, Slate "These pieces are extraordinary. . . . Journalism elevated beyond its ordinary capacities, well into the realm of literature." -- Columbia Journalism Review "A fearless, spellbinding collection of inquiries by a brilliant, globally minded essayist whose writing is magic and whose worldview brims with compassion . . . The size of Michael Paterniti's curiosity is matched only by the size of his heart." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See "Michael Paterniti is a genius." --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of The Signature of All Things "One of the best living practitioners of the art of literary journalism, able to fully elucidate and humanize the everyday and the epic." --Dave Eggers, author of The Circle "In each of these essays, Michael Paterniti unveils life for us, the beauty and heartbreak of it, as we would never see it ourselves but now can never forget it. Paterniti is brilliant--a rare master--and one of my favorite authors on earth." --Lily King, author of Euphoria
LC Classification Number
PS3616.A8668A6 2015

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