The Paris Review Book: of Heartbreak, Madness, Sex, Love, Betrayal, Outsiders, Intoxication, War, Whimsy, Horrors, God, Death, Dinner, Baseball, Travels, ... Else in the World Since 1953 (Paris Review)

For a half-century, The Paris Review has published writing and interviews from the world's most brilliant authors. To commemorate the anniversary, a breathtakingly diverse and illuminating anthology has been assembled. The greatest writers here write and speak upon the greatest subjects of our time:

*Lorrie Moore and Raymond Carver on "Heartbreak"

*Vladimir Nabokov on SEX

*Kurt Vonnegut and Susan Sontag on "War"

*Jonathan Franzen on "Betrayal"

*Jeffrey Eugenides and Norman Mailer on "De... (show more)

For a half-century, The Paris Review has published writing and interviews from the world's most brilliant authors. To commemorate the anniversary, a breathtakingly diverse and illuminating anthology has been assembled. The greatest writers here write and speak upon the greatest subjects of our time:

*Lorrie Moore and Raymond Carver on "Heartbreak"

*Vladimir Nabokov on SEX

*Kurt Vonnegut and Susan Sontag on "War"

*Jonathan Franzen on "Betrayal"

*Jeffrey Eugenides and Norman Mailer on "Death"

*Philip Roth on "God"

Inspiring a dizzying range of thought and emotion, the collection holds a mirror to the world we live in and to the reader's own hopes, dreams, fears, and joy.

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