Jun 7, 2002
I just now discovered Giving
I just now discovered Giving Good Weight, a wonderful essay by John McPhee that originally appeared in The New Yorker in 1978. McPhee is my favorite non-fiction writer, with an uncanny ability to write beautifully about nearly anything. His intense and varied curiosity shows through in his writing, with topics ranging from experimental aircraft to ecology and of course including his monumental, Pulitzer Prize winning treatise (written originally as 3 books over more than a decade) on the the geology of North America. Giving Good Weight is a perfect snapshot of a couple hours in New York City, and of the gentle collision of cultures that occured.
One Comment, Comment or Ping
CUJoe
I love McPhee – I completely devoured Assembling California, and I gave a copy of Oranges to a friend who owns orange groves here in CA. You know, so he could see how the other half lives.
Jun 7th, 2002
Reply to “I just now discovered Giving”