Approaching Eye Level
Approaching Eye Level
Gornick, Vivian
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9780374538255, Publication Date: Sun, March 1, 2020, Type: Paperback ,
join & start selling
description
living in New York, friendship, feminism, and writing from nonfiction master Vivian Gornick

Vivian Gornick's Approaching Eye Level is a brave collection of personal essays that finds a quintessentially contemporary woman (urban, single, feminist) trying to observe herself and the world without sentiment, cynicism, or nostalgia. Whether walking along the streets of New York or teaching writing at a university, Gornick is a woman exploring her need for conversation and connection--with men and women, colleagues and strangers. She recalls her stint as a waitress in the Catskills and a failed friendship with an older woman and mentor, and reconsiders her experiences in the feminist movement, while living alone, and in marriage.

Turning her trademark sharp eye on herself, Gornick works to see her part in things--how she has both welcomed and avoided contact, and how these attempts at connections have enlivened and, at times, defeated her. First published in 1996, Approaching Eye Level is an unrelentingly honest collection of essays that finds Gornick at her best, reminding us that we can come to know ourselves only by engaging fully with the world.

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

Living In The World As ...

by Lilburn, Tim

Paperback /Paperback

$13.50

Criptiques

by Wood, Caitlin

Paperback /Paperback

$11.37

listens & views

HARLEM STREET SINGER

by DAVIS,REV GARY

COMPACT DISC

$10.75

AN IRISH CHRISTMAS CAROL

by O'FLAHERTY,DANNY

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$14.99

ELECTRIC CITY

by DOWNES,BOB

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$30.99

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.
promoting relevance through notable postings ]
share it, buy it, sell it ]

A notem is a post that highlights an experience, idea, topic of interest, an event ... whatever a member believes worthy of discussion. Each notem becomes a pathway by which to make meaningful connections.

notems is a free, global social network that rewards members by the number and quality of notems they post.

notemote® © . Privacy Policy. Developed by Hartmann Software Group