Within the recent explosion of creative nonfiction, a new type of
form is quietly emerging, what Brenda Miller calls “hermit crab
essays.” The Shell Game is an anthology of these intriguing
essays that borrow their structures from ordinary, everyday
sources: a recipe, a crossword puzzle, a Craig’s List ad.
Like their zoological namesake, these essays do not simply
wear their borrowed “shells” but inhabit them so perfectly that
the borrowed structures are wholly integral rather than contrived,
both shaping the work and illuminating and exemplifying its
subject. The Shell Game contains a carefully chosen selection
of beautifully written, thought-provoking hybrid essays tackling a
broad range of subjects, including the secrets of the human genome,
the intractable pain of growing up black in America, and the
gorgeous glow residing at the edges of the autism spectrum.
Surprising, delightful, and lyric, these essays are destined to
become classics of this new and increasingly popular hybrid
form.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Nebraska Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2018 |
| Editors: |
Kim Adrian
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
276 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8032-9676-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-8032-9676-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780803296763 |
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