25 Books in 30 Days #20: selections from The John McPhee Reader I & II
Reading John McPhee
#20: selections from The John McPhee Reader (1976) and The Second John McPhee Reader (1996) by John McPhee
No one seems to know when “creative nonfiction” emerged as a genre, but John McPhee’s name is frequently cited as one of the seminal figures. I decided I should check out his work. Rather than hit up one of his twenty-five-plus books, I decided to dip into a pair of John McPhee readers so I could get a wide sampling, looking at essays that specifically dealt with places.
I first came across McPhee’s work while I was waiting for an oil change. A member of the university’s English faculty happened to come in, and we started chit-chatting. This colleague’s particular expertise rests with Milton, so I was surprised when the conversation turned to McPhee. “Your work reminds me of his,” he told me.
I had no idea at the time what an immense compliment that was.
Read on, Macduff, at Scholars & Rogues.
#20: selections from The John McPhee Reader (1976) and The Second John McPhee Reader (1996) by John McPhee
No one seems to know when “creative nonfiction” emerged as a genre, but John McPhee’s name is frequently cited as one of the seminal figures. I decided I should check out his work. Rather than hit up one of his twenty-five-plus books, I decided to dip into a pair of John McPhee readers so I could get a wide sampling, looking at essays that specifically dealt with places.
I first came across McPhee’s work while I was waiting for an oil change. A member of the university’s English faculty happened to come in, and we started chit-chatting. This colleague’s particular expertise rests with Milton, so I was surprised when the conversation turned to McPhee. “Your work reminds me of his,” he told me.
I had no idea at the time what an immense compliment that was.
Read on, Macduff, at Scholars & Rogues.