{"product_id":"approaching-eye-level-paperback","title":"Approaching Eye Level - 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\u003eSeminal essays on loneliness, living in New York, friendship, feminism, and writing from nonfiction master Vivian Gornick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivian Gornick's \u003ci\u003eApproaching Eye Level \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTurning 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, \u003ci\u003eApproaching Eye Level\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\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 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.2 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":44442232291430,"sku":"9780374538255","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bVEyOTlEdVhWY1F1MVdNaTVIeFFUQT09.webp?v=1770601915","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/approaching-eye-level-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}