 William Deresiewicz | | 1,035 (2,281) | 113 | 21,344 |  (3.95) | 1 | 0 | William Deresiewicz was an associate professor of English at Yale University from 1998 to 2008. He is a contributing writer for The Nation and a contributing editor for The New Republic and The American Scholar. His work has also appeared in several publications including The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. He has won the Hiett Prize in the Humanities and the Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing. He is the author of several books including A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter and Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter … (more) |
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William Deresiewicz has 3 past events. (show)  First Friday Book Club Friday, April 3, 2015, 7:30 p.m. A Jane Austen education by William DeresiewiczThis intelligent, lively look at the beloved author's novels and what they offered in life lessons to one graduate student will resonate with all Austen fans - and others as well. Like many of us, Deresiewicz, an Austen scholar, found deep lessons on life, love, friendship, and marriage in the pages and parlors of dear Jane's books.
Location: Street: 1010 El Camino Real City: Menlo Park, Province: California Postal Code: 94025-4349 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) WILLIAM DERESIEWICZ A FAN Event Excellent sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life Former Yale professor Deresiewicz’s bestselling new book is about the kind of insight on leading, thinking, and living that he feels elite universities should be—but are not—providing. Location: Street: Cornog Auditorium, New Trier High School City: Northfield, Province: Illinois Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)William Deresiewicz - A Jane Austen Education Venue: Left Bank Books - Central West End | A self-styled intellectual rebel, William Deresiewicz never thought Jane Austen's novels would have anything to offer him. But when he was assigned to read Emma as a graduate student, something extraordinary happened. Weaving his own story--and Austen's--around the ones her novels tell, Deresiewicz shows how her books are both about education and themselves an education. A Jane Austen education is a testament to the transformative power of literature. Location: Street: Left Bank Books - Central West End Additional: 399 N. Euclid Ave. City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63108 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)
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