{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-novel-of-love-paperback","title":"The End of the Novel of Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVivian Gornick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, Vivian Gornick's \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Novel of Love\u003c\/i\u003e explores the meaning of love and marriage as literary themes in the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Novel of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, an acclaimed and provocative collection of criticism, Gornick applies the same intelligence, honesty, and insight that define her memoirs to an analysis of love and marriage as literary themes in the twentieth century. She examines the work and lives of several authors she admires--including Grace Paley, Willa Cather, Jean Rhys, George Meredith, Jane Smiley, Richard Ford, and Andre Dubus--to ultimately posit that love, sexual fulfillment, and marriage are now exhausted as the metaphorical expressions of success and happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning the depths of common experience and the expanse of twentieth century literature, Gornick crafts an argument that is as defined by discourse as it is by the power of her language, which is gracefully poised between objective knowledge and subjective experience. In these eleven essays, she comes to see that, for most writers, like most readers, it is the drama of our angry and frightened selves in the presence of love that is our modern preoccupation. \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Novel of Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a strikingly original and thought-provoking collection from a canonical critic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivian Gornick\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including the acclaimed memoir\u003ci\u003e Fierce Attachments\u003c\/i\u003e, named the best memoir of the past 50 years by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e in 2019; the essay collections \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Novel of Love \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Men in My Life\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism; and \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Woman and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. She began her career as a staff writer for\u003ci\u003e The Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e in 1969, and her work has since appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publication\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985730470189,"sku":"9780374538262","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aTlvRmJoS0Z6NkZuVVdTdzQvNjdXZz09.webp?v=1776138714","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-novel-of-love-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}