The stories of America's most extraordinary strivers and their failures and triumphs.
Claudia Roth Pierpont is a staff writer for The New Yorker, where she has written about the arts for more than twenty years. She is the author of Roth Unbound: A Writer and His Books, an exploration of the life and work of Philip Roth, and Passionate Minds: Women Rewriting the World, which was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. She lives in New York City.
"An ingenious and captivating way to spotlight the kaleidoscopic rhapsody of America's spirit." --Amy Henderson, The Washington Post "Stunningly evocative ... Pierpont writes with sensitivity and erudition - and always in dazzling prose ... American Rhapsody is compulsively readable and fascinatingly informative. Learning this much has almost never been so much fun." --Kevin O'Kelly, Christian Science Monitor "A kaleidoscopic mural of America's cultural coming-of-age in the early to mid-20th century" and "Pierpont's shining prose provides ... bright and memorable moments." --Publishers Weekly "A virtuoso of the profile form . . . exquisitely precise in perception and language . . . [Pierpont] reinvigorates our appreciation for artists instrumental in shaping our culture and propelling our ongoing struggle to realize our ideals." --Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review) "[Pierpont's] witty but sober and evenhanded voice is a consistent pleasure, her prose is limpid and evocative, and her insights consistently dazzle. . . a refreshingly clear-eyed piece of cultural history and an inspiring paean to the American artistic spirit. As vital and entertaining as the creators and work it celebrates." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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