Books of the Century: A Hundred Years of Authors, Ideas and Literature - Hardcover

Brings together 250 selections culled from more than a hundred years of reviews, essays, and interviews on the great books and authors of the twentieth century, as they appeared in The New York Times Book Review. 25,000 first printing.

of the Century is an extraordinary collection of the best writing about books and authors published in The New York Times Book Review, America's most widely read journal of the literary arts. Arranged chronologically from 1896 through 1997, this rich chronicle leads the reader through a century of historic literary achievements, while also providing memorable portraits of the most significant writers and thinkers of the era.
        
Often the critics are as distinguished as the authors and books they review: Eudora Welty's sparkling discussion of E. B. White's Charlotte's Web, John Updike's perceptive review of J. D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey, and W. H. Auden's appreciation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring are a few of the memorable critiques contained within these pages. In addition to dozens of influential reviews of seminal books, Books of the Century includes several special features that will delight all book