I Wrote This Book Because I Love You: Essays

I Wrote This Book Because I Love You: Essays

New York Times essayist and author of We Learn Nothing, Tim Kreider trains his virtuoso writing and singular power of observation on his (often befuddling) relationships with women.

Psychologists have told him heâ€™s a psychologist. Philosophers have told him heâ€™s a philosopher. Religious groups have invited him to speak. He had a cult following as a cartoonist. But, above all else, Tim Kreider is an essayistâ€”one whose deft prose, uncanny observations, dark humor, and emotional vulnerability have earned him deserved comparisons to David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, and the late David Foster Wallace (who was himself a fan of Kreiderâ€™s humor).

In his new collection, I Wrote This Book Because I Love You, he focuses his unique perception and wit on his relationships with womenâ€”romantic, platonic, and the murky in-between. He talks about his difficulty finding lasting love, and seeks to understand his commitment issues by tracking down the John Hopkins psychologist who tested him for a groundbreaking study on attachment when he was a toddler. He talks about his valued female friendships, one of which landed him on a circus train bound for Mexico. He talks about his time teaching young women at an upstate New York college, and the profound lessons they wound up teaching him. And in a hugely popular essay that originally appeared in The New York Times, he talks about his nineteen-year-old cat, wondering if itâ€™s the most enduring relationship heâ€™ll ever have.

Each of these pieces is hilarious and profound, and collectively they further cement Kreiderâ€™s place among the best essayists working today.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781476738994
ReleaseDate 2018-02-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476738994

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781476738994
ReleaseDate	2018-02-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476738994

I Wrote This Book Because I Love You: Essays

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