The Din in the Head: Essays - Softcover

"Over three decades, the din in Cynthia Ozick's head has been worth listening to." --Daphne Merkin

"The passion that fills these essays is invigorating. In our age of irony and commercial pandering, we need writers like Ozick." --Danielle Chapman

"Rich and varied...Erudition lightly worn, eloquence finely crafted."

"This essay collection on the joys of literature presents ÝOzick¨ at the height of her critical powers...Highly recommended."

The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning critic and novelist presents a new compilation of essays addressing a range of literary, historical, and moral issues, covering the joys of great literature as exemplified in the works of Leo Tolstoy, Saul Bellow, Helen Keller, Sylvia Plath, and others, as well as her own early literary endeavors. Reprint.