Maps and Legends

Description:

A series of linked essays in praise of reading and writing, with subjects running from ghost stories to comic books, Sherlock Holmes to Cormac McCarthy. Throughout, Chabon energetically argues for a return to the thrilling, chilling origins of storytelling, rejecting the false walls around "serious" literature in favor of a wide-ranging affection.

subjects: Literature,  Authors and readers,  History and criticism,  American authors,  Fiction,  Books and reading,  Appreciation,  Authorship,  Reader-response criticism,  Biography,  Essays (single author),  New York Times reviewed,  Grenze

People: Michael Chabon