Quarrel & Quandary

Essays

by Cynthia Ozick

In this collection of her magazine pieces, Cynthia Ozick writes about such varied topics as her adolescence, Jane Austen, the Unabomber vs. Dostoevsky, selfishness in the artist, and the misuses to which Anne Frank's diary have been put. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. Winner in 2001 of a National Book Critics Circle Award.

Editions of Quarrel & Quandary

	ISBN 9780375410611	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher Random House Inc	Date 2000	Price $1.00	Like New
	ISBN 9780375724459	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Vintage Books	Date 2001	Price $1.00	Used - Good

Publisher Notes

Quarrel & Quandary showcases the manifold talents of one of our leading and award-winning critics and essayists.

In nineteen opulent essays, Cynthia Ozick probes Dostoevsky for insights into the Unabomber, questions the role of the public intellectual, and dares to wonder what poetry is. She roams effortlessly from Kafka to James, Styron to Stein, and, in the book's most famous essay, dissects the gaudy commercialism that has reduced Anne Frank to "usable goods." Courageous, audacious, and sublime, these essays have the courage of conviction, the probing of genius, and the durable audacity to matter.

Media Reviews

"Ozick's new collection of essays...thoughtfully explores the delicately calibrated and often adversarial tensions that affect the relation between art and politics."

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