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At Large and at Small: Confessions of a Literary Hedonist  - Fadiman, Anne

At Large and at Small: Confessions of a Literary Hedonist

Author
Fadiman, Anne
Price
NZ$26.00
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1
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Description

Foxing to dustjacket and page edges.

With her wonderful combination of wit and erudition, Fadiman draws us into twelve of her personal obsessions: from her slightly sinister childhood enthusiasm for catching butterflies to her monumental crush on Charles Lamb, from her wistfulness for the days of letter-writing to the challenges and rewards of moving from the city to the country. Many of these essays were composed 'under the influence' of the subject at hand. Fadiman divulges her passion for Hagen-Daz Chocolate Chocolate Chip and her brother's homemade Liquid Nitrogen Kahlua Coffee (recipe included); she sustains a terrific caffeine buzz while recounting Balzac's coffee addiction; and she stays up till dawn to write about being a night owl, examining the rhythms of our circadian clocks and sharing such insomnia cures as her father's nocturnal word games and Lewis Carroll's mathematical puzzles. This is a perfect book for life's passionate obsessives.

Format
Second hand Hardback
ISBN
9781846140433
Catalog
SKU
136641

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