{"product_id":"getting-personal-selected-essays-paperback","title":"Getting Personal: Selected Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhillip Lopate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the man who is practically synonymous with the form of the modern personal essay comes a delightful collection of prose, poems, and never-before-published pieces that span his career as an essayist, novelist, poet, film critic, father, son, and husband. Organized in six parts (Childhood; Youth; Early Marriage and Bachelorhood; Teaching and Work; Fiction; Politics, Religion, Movies, Books, Cities; The Style of Middle Age) \u003ci\u003eGetting Personal\u003c\/i\u003e tells two stories: the development of Lopate's career as a writer and the story of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrently the John Cranford Adams Chair of the English Department at Hofstra University, \u003cb\u003ePhillip Lopate\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five works of nonfiction, two novels, and two books of poems, as well as serving as editor of the bestselling collections \u003ci\u003eWriting New York\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Personal Essay\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of two Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts grants, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47728066658525,"sku":"9780465041749","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/S256aEVLTVhHSDZyYzF1SzVwUGVDdz09.webp?v=1775016688","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/getting-personal-selected-essays-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}