{"product_id":"approaching-eye-level-9780374538255","title":"Approaching Eye Level","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeminal essays on loneliness, living in New York, friendship, feminism, and writing from nonfiction master Vivian Gornick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivian Gornick's \u003ci\u003eApproaching Eye Level \u003c\/i\u003eis a brave collection of personal essays that finds a quintessentially contemporary woman (urban, single, feminist) trying to observe herself and the world without sentiment, cynicism, or nostalgia. Whether walking along the streets of New York or teaching writing at a university, Gornick is a woman exploring her need for conversation and connection--with men and women, colleagues and strangers. She recalls her stint as a waitress in the Catskills and a failed friendship with an older woman and mentor, and reconsiders her experiences in the feminist movement, while living alone, and in marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTurning her trademark sharp eye on herself, Gornick works to see her part in things--how she has both welcomed and avoided contact, and how these attempts at connections have enlivened and, at times, defeated her. First published in 1996, \u003ci\u003eApproaching Eye Level\u003c\/i\u003e is an unrelentingly honest collection of essays that finds Gornick at her best, reminding us that we can come to know ourselves only by engaging fully with the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivian Gornick\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including the acclaimed memoir\u003ci\u003e Fierce Attachments\u003c\/i\u003e, named the best memoir of the past 50 years by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e in 2019; the essay collections \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Novel of Love \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Men in My Life\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism; and \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Woman and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. She began her career as a staff writer for\u003ci\u003e The Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e in 1969, and her work has since appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publication\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668970148114,"sku":"9780374538255","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e979098-2681-44f1-867b-3c00b72b9fab.jpg?v=1733753886","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/approaching-eye-level-9780374538255","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}