Gossip
The Untrivial Pursuit
A look at the delights-and dangers-of gossip, from a New York Times-bestselling, erudite writer, gifted with rare insight and a wry sense of humor (USA Today). Gossip is no trivial matter. In this enlightening and entertaining study, the author of Snobbery takes a look at a human activity that may be looked down upon, but nevertheless plays a persistent role in our society-and therefore, must be taken seriously. Joseph Epstein, who admits to indulging in this activity himself from time to time, serves up mini-biographies of history's famous gossips, and makes a powerful case that gossip has morphed from its old-fashioned best-clever, mocking…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-547-57721-0
- EAN: 9780547577210
- Produktnummer: 27881715
- Verlag: Mariner Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 396 KB
Über den Autor
Joseph Epstein is the author of the bestselling Snobbery and of Friendship, among others, and was formerly editor of the American Scholar. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, and other magazines. Epstein lives in Evanston, Illinois.
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