Charm

The Elusive Enchantment

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Joseph Epstein

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Joseph Epstein takes on that most enchanting (and, alas, increasingly rare) of human gifts, charm. “Almost everyone will recognize when he or she is in the presence of charm,” he writes. “Charm is magic of a kind; it casts a spell. In the presence of charm the world seems lighter and lovelier. A charming person can cause you to forget your problems, at least temporarily, to hold the world’s dreariness at bay. Charm is a reminder that the world is filled with jolly prospects and delightful possibilities. Watching Fred Astaire dance, or listening to Blossom Dearie sing, or reading the poems of C.P. Cavafy, or merely looking at Rita Hayworth or Ava Gardner, one recalls that the world can be a pretty damn fine place.”

Author Biography:

Joseph Epstein is the author of the best-selling Snobbery and Friendship, as well as the short story collections TheGoldin Boys, Fabulous Small Jews and Frozen in Time, among other books, 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. In 2003 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President George W. Bush along with John Updike, Hal Holbrook, and Robert Ballard. A long-time teacher of English at Northwestern University, he lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Release date NZ

November 30th, 2020

Author

Joseph Epstein

Pages

200

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

141x223x14

ISBN-13

9781493055579

Product ID

32620430

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