essays

Am I Alone Here?

A personal collection of essays that blurs the line between literary criticism and personal memoir.

Open Veins of Latin America

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The Devil and Sherlock Holmes

Essay collection by the author of Killers of the Flower Moon.

The Captive Mind

Essays out of central Europe during the First Cold War by one of Poland's leading intellectuals.

Both Flesh and Not

Apart from the essay on Roger Federer, the rest are Wallace hitting serves

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

As Sapolsky explains, most of us do not lie awake at night worrying about whether we have leprosy or malaria. Instead, the diseases we fear are illnesses brought on by the slow accumulation of damage.

Intimations

The essays in "Intimations" touch on a range of topics, including the impact of the pandemic, racial injustice, social inequality, and the role of art in times of crisis.

A Swim in the Pond in the Rain

Close readings of a selection of Russian short stories

Design for the Real World

Papanek examines the attempts by designers to combat the tawdry, the unsafe, and the frivolous.

Impossible Owls - Essays

The essays in Impossible Owls go beyond simply chronicling some of the modern world’s most uncanny, unbelievable, and spectacular oddities.

The Complete Short Prose of Beckett

Beckett expressed the anguish and isolation of the individual consciousness

Slouching Towards Bethlehem

A collection of essays divided into two sections - Life Styles in the Golden Land and Personals.

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

Some of DFW's best essays.