The Art of Dying: Writings by Peter Schjeldahl
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the New Yorker.
The complete last essays of acclaimed writer, art critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist Peter Schjeldahl, with a foreword by Steve MartinÂ
When the New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl published his widely read autobiographical essay âThe Art of Dyingâ in December 2019, he reported that he had lung cancer and his oncologist had given him six months to live, but his experimental treatment was showing some improvement.
âThese extra months,â he wrote, âare a luxury that I hope to have put to good use.â And he did. The Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022 begins with that essay and collects all 46 pieces that he wrote for the magazine before his death in October 2022.
These last works express Schjeldahlâs hard-won reflections on art and life, against the backdrop of an intensely anxious period in America, spanning the pandemic, the George Floyd protests, the 2020 presidential election, and the war in Ukraine. Schjeldahl, who was the leading art writer of his generation, wrote with generosity and openness about the art world during these tempestuous three years.
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the New Yorker.
The complete last essays of acclaimed writer, art critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist Peter Schjeldahl, with a foreword by Steve MartinÂ
When the New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl published his widely read autobiographical essay âThe Art of Dyingâ in December 2019, he reported that he had lung cancer and his oncologist had given him six months to live, but his experimental treatment was showing some improvement.
âThese extra months,â he wrote, âare a luxury that I hope to have put to good use.â And he did. The Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022 begins with that essay and collects all 46 pieces that he wrote for the magazine before his death in October 2022.
These last works express Schjeldahlâs hard-won reflections on art and life, against the backdrop of an intensely anxious period in America, spanning the pandemic, the George Floyd protests, the 2020 presidential election, and the war in Ukraine. Schjeldahl, who was the leading art writer of his generation, wrote with generosity and openness about the art world during these tempestuous three years.
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Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the New Yorker.
The complete last essays of acclaimed writer, art critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist Peter Schjeldahl, with a foreword by Steve MartinÂ
When the New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl published his widely read autobiographical essay âThe Art of Dyingâ in December 2019, he reported that he had lung cancer and his oncologist had given him six months to live, but his experimental treatment was showing some improvement.
âThese extra months,â he wrote, âare a luxury that I hope to have put to good use.â And he did. The Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022 begins with that essay and collects all 46 pieces that he wrote for the magazine before his death in October 2022.
These last works express Schjeldahlâs hard-won reflections on art and life, against the backdrop of an intensely anxious period in America, spanning the pandemic, the George Floyd protests, the 2020 presidential election, and the war in Ukraine. Schjeldahl, who was the leading art writer of his generation, wrote with generosity and openness about the art world during these tempestuous three years.
