Loitering by Charles D'Ambrosio
- Sale Date
- ISBN
- 9781935639886
- Page Count
- 368
- Language
- English
- Imprint
- Tin House
Meet the Author
Charles D'Ambrosio
New York Times Notable Books
Winner of the Washing State Book Prize
Finalist for the 2015 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
Charles D’Ambrosio’s essay collection Orphans spawned something of a cult following. In the decade since the tiny limited-edition volume sold out its print run, its devotees have pressed it upon their friends, students, and colleagues, only to find themselves begging for their copy’s safe return. For anyone familiar with D’Ambrosio’s writing, this enthusiasm should come as no surprise. His work is exacting and emotionally generous, often as funny as it is devastating. Loitering gathers those eleven original essays with new and previously uncollected work, so that a broader audience might discover one of our great living essayists. No matter his subject—Native American whaling, a Pentecostal “hell house,” Mary Kay Letourneau, the work of J.D. Salinger, or, most often, his own family—D’Ambrosio approaches each piece with a singular voice and point of view; each essay, while unique and surprising, is unmistakably his own.
Charles D’Ambrosio’s essay collection Orphans spawned something of a cult following. In the decade since the tiny limited-edition volume sold out its print run, its devotees have pressed it upon their friends, students, and colleagues, only to find themselves begging for their copy’s safe return. For anyone familiar with D’Ambrosio’s writing, this enthusiasm should come as no surprise. His work is exacting and emotionally generous, often as funny as it is devastating. Loitering gathers those eleven original essays with new and previously uncollected work, so that a broader audience might discover one of our great living essayists. No matter his subject—Native American whaling, a Pentecostal “hell house,” Mary Kay Letourneau, the work of J.D. Salinger, or, most often, his own family—D’Ambrosio approaches each piece with a singular voice and point of view; each essay, while unique and surprising, is unmistakably his own.
Praise for Loitering
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“*Loitering makes NPR's 2014 Best of the Year list *Time Out New York names Loitering one of the Top Ten Books of the Year *Loitering makes the Pacific Northwest Bestseller List *Loitering shortlisted for the PNBA awards "[W]e can see he is one of the strongest, smartest and most literate essayists practicing today. This, one would hope, is his moment. . . .These [essays] are highly polished, finished, exemplary performances.”
Phillip Lopate, New York Times Book Review -
“... Powerful... highlights D’Ambrosio’s ability to mine his personal history for painful truths about the frailty of family and the strange quest to understand oneself, and in turn, be understood.”
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review -
“Erudite essays that plumb the hearts of many contemporary darknesses.”
Kirkus
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