U & I - A True Story (Paperback, 2 Ed)

When Nicholson Baker, one of the most linguistically talented writers in America, set out to write a book about John Updike, the result was no ordinary biography. Instead Baker's account of his relationship with his hero is a hilarious story of ambition, obsession, talent and neurosis, alternately self-deprecating and self-aggrandizing. More memoir than literary criticism, Baker is excruciatingly honest, and U & I reveals at least as much about Baker himself as it does about his idol. Written twenty years before Updike's death in 2009, U & I is a very smart and extremely funny exploration of the debts we owe our heroes.

General

Imprint:	Granta Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	July 2011
Authors:	Nicholson Baker
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	2 Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-84708-351-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Biography > Literary
LSN:	1-84708-351-X
Barcode:	9781847083517

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