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"Joan Frank animates her loving and irreverent essays with a vital, unspoken question: How do the human tendencies to idealize, project, rank, divide, and dismiss get in the way of reading the world with accuracy, with complexity? Try to Get Lost is an ongoing act of awe that gives itself permission to roll its eyes now and then. It's necessary. It's brilliant." - Paul Lisicky, author of The Narrow Door: A Memoir of Friendship
"Filled with wit, soul, and insight, each of the essays in this radiant collection offers not only a layered and revelatory portrait of the places that enchant and haunt Frank - from Paris to Florence to her hometown of Phoenix with its many ghosts - but also a profound meditation on the possibility of discovery, the inevitability of loss, and the power of both to unmake and remake us." - Jessie Chaffee, author of Florence in Ecstasy: A Novel
"Philosophical, sophisticated literary forays that are a pleasure to dwell in."–Kirkus, starred review
"Frank's rich, imagery-driven prose lends immediacy to her observations. This is a perfect book for readers to take on their travels, even if they're only going as far as the armchair."–Publishers Weekly
Illustrations | 1 halftone |
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Pages | 208 |
Dimensions | 216 x 140 |
Date Published | 30 Mar 2020 |
Publisher | University of New Mexico Press |
Series | River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize |
Subject/s | Travel writing   Creative writing & creative writing guides   Prose: non-fiction   |