Get Discount 5% Off
Subscribe to our newsletters now and stay up-to-date with new arrivals, updates and deals.
Disparates: Essays
In English disparate means "different" or "miscellaneous"--apt descriptors of these essays by Patrick Madden. In Spanish, however,...
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
SKU:
9781496202444
Product Type:
Books
Please hurry! Only 687 left in stock
10 customers are viewing this product
Couldn't load pickup availability
In English disparate means "different" or "miscellaneous"--apt descriptors of these essays by Patrick Madden. In Spanish, however, disparate means "nonsense," "folly," or "absurdity,"--words appropriate to Madden's goal of undercutting any notion that essays must be serious business. Thus, in this collection, the essays are frivolous and lively, aiming to make readers laugh while they think about such abstract subjects as happiness and memory and unpredictability.
In this vein, Madden takes sidelong swipes at weighty topics via form, with wildly meandering essays, abandoned essays in honor of the long tradition of essayists disparaging their own efforts, and guerrilla essays--which slip in quietly under the guise of a borrowed form, abruptly attack, and promptly escape, leaving laughter and contemplation in their wake. Madden also incorporates cameos from guest essayists, including Mary Cappello, Matthew Gavin Frank, David Lazar, Michael Martone, Jericho Parms, and Wendy S. Walters, much like a musician features other performers.
Disparates reflects the current zeitgeist by taking on important issues with a touch of cleverness, a dash of humor, and a little help from one's friends.
Patrick Madden is a professor at Brigham Young University. He is the author of the award-winning Sublime Physick: Essays (Nebraska, 2016) and Quotidiana: Essays (Nebraska, 2010), and coeditor, with David Lazar, of After Montaigne: Contemporary Essayists Cover the Essays. His essays have appeared in a variety of periodicals as well as in The Best Creative Nonfiction and The Best American Spiritual Writing anthologies. Visit Madden's website at quotidiana.org.
Author: Patrick Madden
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 04/01/2020
Pages: 186
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9781496202444
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2020
About the Author
Patrick Madden is a professor at Brigham Young University. He is the author of the award-winning Sublime Physick: Essays (Nebraska, 2016) and Quotidiana: Essays (Nebraska, 2010), and coeditor, with David Lazar, of After Montaigne: Contemporary Essayists Cover the Essays. His essays have appeared in a variety of periodicals as well as in The Best Creative Nonfiction and The Best American Spiritual Writing anthologies. Visit Madden's website at quotidiana.org.
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
Shipping
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.
Related Products
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Recently Viewed Products
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$34.10 BMD
- BD$34.10 BMD
- Unit price
- per
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.