The Paris Review Book

An exciting new anthology from the journal Time magazine called "the biggest 'little magazine' in history." With an introduction by George Plimpton. Since 1953, The Paris Review has published the world's most celebrated writing, from the first stories of Philip Roth and Jack Kerouac to the breakout works of Edward Jones and David Foster Wallace. To honor its fiftieth anniversary, the magazine assembled a breathtakingly inclusive anthology featuring an illustrious cast of authors: - Lorrie Moore and Raymond Carver on HEARTBREAK - Vladimir Nabokov on SEX - Kurt Vonnegut and Susan Sontag on WAR - Jonathan Franzen on BETRAYAL - Jeffrey Eugenides and Norman Mailer on DEATH - Gabriel García Márquez on GOD Inspiring a dizzying range of thought and emotion, the collection holds a mirror to the world we live in and to the reader's own hopes, dreams, fears, and joy. "A richly endowed night-table volume that keeps on giving." ―The New Yorker "This astoundingly diverse anthology . . . is jam-packed with resonant and provocative work from some of our greatest writers, past and present . . . The entries in this wonderful book can be read in any order, for the reader will be able to see his or her life reflected on every page." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)