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An edition of The Best American Essays 1994 (1994)

The Best American Essays 1994

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Includes essays by Ted Conover, Andre Dubus III, Stanley Elkin, Louise Erdrich, Ian Frazier, Stephen Jay Gould, James A. McPherson, Cynthia Ozick, Paul Theroux, and John Updike.

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Houghton Mifflin
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English
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328

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Subjects
American essays, Fiction, short stories (single author)

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November 3, 1994, Houghton Mifflin
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1994, Houghton Mifflin
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1994, Houghton Mifflin
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November 3, 1994, Houghton Mifflin
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Table of Contents

Robert Atwan. Foreword Page viii
Tracy Kidder. Introduction Page xi
Nicholson Baker. Survival of the Fittest Page 1 Ted Conover. Trucking Through the AIDS Belt Page 16 David Denby. Does Homer Have Legs? Page 57 Andre Dubus III. Tracks and Ties Page 85 Stanley Elkin. Out of One’s Tree Page 92 Louise Erdrich. Skunk Dreams Page 110 Ian Frazier. The Frankest Interview Yet Page 121 Darcy Frey. The Last Shot Page 124 Adam Gopnik. Death in Venice Page 158 Stephen Jay Gould. Cordelia’s Dilemma Page 173 Lucy Grealy. Mirrorings Page 183 Vicki Hearne. Can an Ape Tell a Joke? Page 196 Jamaica Kincaid. Alien Soil Page 210 Mark Kramer. Escape from Moscow Page 218 William Langewiesche. The Turn Page 226 James A. McPherson. Ivy Day in the Empty Room Page 240 S. Oso. Lots Page 255 Cynthia Ozick. Rushdie in the Louvre Page 272 Lauren Slater. Striptease Page 284 Paul Theroux. Chatwin Revisited Page 300 John Updike. The Disposable Rocket Page 309 Biographical Notes Page 313 Notable Essays of 1993 Page 317

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Best American Essays

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Open Library
OL7467447M
Internet Archive
bestamericanessa00kidd
ISBN 10
0395692539
ISBN 13
9780395692530
OCLC/WorldCat
31441784
Library Thing
214874
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525810

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