But Enough About You; (essays)
by Buckley, Christopher
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National Review Derived from a Kirkus review: Buckley offers stylishness and nimble wordplay in this latest collection of ruminations on contemporary culture and its foibles.
The author caroms from personal history and travel to criticism and politics, wielding a sense of humor that pirouettes from gentle to sardonic. Most of these brief, previously published magazine essays is arguably the right approach in skewering some of the more outlandish affronts. At the other end of the spectrum, seeming almost out of place in this volume, is his stark chronicle of touring Auschwitz. The strongest chapter of the book is "Farewells," featuring Buckley's posthumous remembrances of such longtime friends as Joseph Heller and Christopher Hitchens, not to mention his father William F. Buckley's celebrated nemesis, Gore Vidal. These pieces are especially revealing, often touching, and find Buckley dispensing with his breezy tone for a timbre that is much more sober. Particularly poignant is his piece on Hitchens, a man he revered. Given their due in the "Criticism" section, among others, are Graham Greene, P.G. Wodehouse and Ray Bradbury. Buckley's outstanding introduction to The Stories of Ray Bradbury is a richly deserved paean to one of the most influential writers of the late 20th century. Prone to benign mischief, a literary twinkle in the eye, Buckley nails his targets more often than not yet likewise has fun with unexpected asides, like the "excruciatingly chaste" plays of the otherwise notorious Marquis de Sade.
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Christopher Buckley at his best: an extraordinary, wide-ranging selection of essays both hilarious and poignant, irreverent and delightful. In his first book of essays since his 1997 bestseller, Wry Martinis , Buckley delivers a rare combination of big ideas and truly fun writing. Tackling subjects ranging from âÈêHow to Teach Your Four-Year-Old to SkiâÈë to âÈêA Short History of the Bug Zapper,âÈë and âÈêThe Art of SackingâÈë to literary friendships with Joseph Heller and Christopher Hitchens, he is at once a humorous storyteller, astute cultural critic, adventurous traveler, and irreverent historian. Reading these essays is the equivalent of being in the company of a tremendously witty and enlightening companion. Praised as âÈêboth deeply informed and deeply funnyâÈë by The Wall Street Journal , Buckley will have you laughing and reflecting in equal measure.
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- Ground Zero Books (US)
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- Title
- But Enough About You; (essays)
- Author
- Buckley, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster Hardcover Edition [stated]. First printi
- ISBN 10
- 1476749515
- ISBN 13
- 9781476749518
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- Essay, Columns, Machu Picchu, Auschwitz, Easter Island, Donald Trump, Tom Congdon, Kissinger, Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, Christopher Hitchens, Graham Green, Wodehouse, Gore Vidal, Joseph Heller
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