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Rereadings: Seventeen writers revisit books they love

Is a book the same book--or a reader the same reader--the second time around? The seventeen authors in this witty and poignant collection of essays all agree on the answer: Never. Get Rereadings literature books for free.
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The editor of Rereadings is Anne Fadiman, and readers of her bestselling book Ex Libris will find this volume especially satisfying. Her chosen authors include Sven Birkerts, Allegra Goodman, Vivian Gornick, Patricia Hampl, Phillip Lopate, and Luc Sante; the objects of their literary affections range from Pride and Prejudice to Sue Barton, Student Nurse.

These essays are not conventional literary criticism; they are about relationships. Rereadings reveals at least as much about the reader as about the book: each is a Check Rereadings our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

Rereadings Download

Rereadings reveals at least as much about the reader as about the book: each is a

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