The Anthologist (The Paul Chowder Chronicles #1)

Nicholson Baker

Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
3.75 · 16 ratings · 256 pages · Published: 01 Jan 2009
The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker
The Anthologist is narrated by Paul Chowder -- a once-in-a-while-published kind of poet who is writing the introduction to a new anthology of poetry. He's having a hard time getting started because his career is floundering, his girlfriend Roz has recently left him, and he is thinking about the great poets throughout history who have suffered far worse and deserve to feel sorry for themselves. He has also promised to reveal many wonderful secrets and tips and tricks about poetry, and it looks like the introduction will be a little longer than he'd thought. What unfolds is a wholly entertaining and beguiling love story about poetry: from Tennyson, Swinburne, and Yeats to the moderns (Roethke, Bogan, Merwin) to the staff of The New Yorker, what Paul reveals is astonishing and makes one realize how incredibly important poetry is to our lives. At the same time, Paul barely manages to realize all of this himself, and the result is a tenderly romantic, hilarious, and inspired novel.
Amazon Other stores
As an Amazon Associate thebooknaut.com earns from qualifying purchases

Tagged as:

    romance tags

    crime tags

    literary-fiction tags

    historical-fiction tags

    fantasy tags

    sci-fi tags

    action-adventure tags

    thriller tags

    horror tags

    Collections/Custom tags

    Report duplicate books, missing or wrong information

    The 'The Paul Chowder Chronicles' series

    3.75 · 16 ratings
    adult · anthologies · literary-fiction · 21st-century · audiobook · fiction · realistic · humor · contemporary
    The Paul Chowder Chronicles reading order and complete book list  ❯

    Reviews

    The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker

    Report duplicate books, missing or wrong information