{"product_id":"in-brief-short-takes-on-the-personal-9780393319071","title":"In Brief: Short Takes on the Personal","description":"In their previous collection Judith Kitchen and Mary Paumier Jones coined the term short for those creative nonfiction pieces -- literary rather than informational, and characteristically short -- that are attracting our finest writers. Now, with a more introspective focus, this new collection emphasizes the personal as a way of seeing the world, of expressing an interior life. It is intimate without being maudlin, it is private without being secret. From Harriet Doerr's recollection of a halcyon time to Josephine Jacobsen's reverie on memory, \u003cem\u003eIn Brief\u003c\/em\u003e offers vivid glimpses into the ways experience can be shaped in language that is fresh and inventive. The seventy-two authors here include the known -- John McPhee, Cythia Ozick, James Salter -- as well as remarkable new writers. Essays (all under 2000 words) range from Frank McCourt's search for his father in the pubs of Limerick to William Maxwell's thoughts about growing old; from Charles Baxter's early experience of reading to Brady Udall's confession as a liar. Patricia Hampl recalls meals at her grandmother's house, while Jane Brox contemplates the meaning of bread. In each piece, imagination becomes a way to explore reality. The real world we are fortunate enough to live in is revealed as endlessly rich and deep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJones, Mary Paumier:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMary Paumier Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in Rochester. Jones, who teaches creative nonfiction, has a degree in library science.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKitchen, Judith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Writer and educator \u003cstrong\u003eJudith Kitchen\u003c\/strong\u003e (1941-2014) was the cofounder of the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50902207856914,"sku":"9780393319071","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a16f99f6-f78c-424c-8236-6505923bbd23.jpg?v=1738449584","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-brief-short-takes-on-the-personal-9780393319071","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}