03242cam a2200325 4500 545312978 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781504055611 1504055616 B07PHRGZYT Amazon 6130036f-a790-4546-9549-c6b6a6c1f54c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4625485 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Lurie, Alison. Words and Worlds [Libby] : From Autobiography to Zippers. Delphinium Books, 2019. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1598kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. Literary Criticism. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>Poignant remembrances and sharp observations from the "most able and witty" Pulitzer Prize–winning author of <i>Foreign Affairs</i> (<i>The New York Times</i>).</b><br /> <br /> This engaging new collection of essays from the <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling novelist gathers together her reflections on the writing life; fond recollections of inspiring friends; and perceptive, playful commentary on preoccupations ranging from children's literature to fashion and feminism.<br /> <br /> Citing her husband's comment to her that "Nobody asked you to write a novel," Lurie goes on to eloquently explain why there was never another choice for her. She looks back on attending Radcliffe in the 1940s—an era of wartime rations and a wall of sexism where it was understood that Harvard was only for the men.<br /> <br /> From offering a gleeful glimpse into Jonathan Miller's production of <i>Hamlet</i> to memorializing mentors and intimate friends such as poet James Merrill, illustrator Edward Gorey, and <i>New York Times Book Review</i> coeditor Barbara Epstein, Lurie celebrates the creative artists who encouraged and inspired her.<br /> <br /> A lifelong devotee of children's literature, she suggests saying no to Narnia, revisits the phenomenon of Harry Potter, and tells the truth about the ultimate good bad boy, Pinocchio.<br /> <br /> Returning to a favorite subject, fashion, Lurie explores the symbolic meaning of aprons, enthuses on how the zipper made dressing and undressing faster—and sexier—and tells how, feeling abandoned by <i>Vogue</i> at age sixty, she finally found herself freed from fashion's restrictions on women.<br /> <br /> Always spirited no matter the subject, Lurie ultimately conveys a joie de vivre that comes from a lifetime of never abandoning her "childish impulse to play with words, to reimagine the world.". Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6130036f-a790-4546-9549-c6b6a6c1f54c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6130036f-a790-4546-9549-c6b6a6c1f54c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6130036f-a790-4546-9549-c6b6a6c1f54c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)