{"product_id":"the-art-of-dying-writings-2019-2022","title":"The Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022","description":"Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the New Yorker.\nThe complete last essays of acclaimed writer Peter Schjeldahl, the great New Yorker art critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist.\n\"Sensitive and moving. Schjeldahl wrote until the end. We can be grateful for that because we have this book.\" (Dwight Garner, New York Times)\nForeword by Steve Martin * Introduction by Jarrett Earnest\n\nWhen the New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl published his widely read autobiographical essay “The Art of Dying” 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.\n\n“These extra months,” he wrote, “are a luxury that I hope to have put to good use.” 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.\n\nThese last works express Schjeldahl’s 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1419773240\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1419773240.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Earnest, Jarrett|Schjeldahl, Peter|Martin, Steve\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41633331445818,"sku":"DBV.1419773240.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1419773240-0.jpg?v=1788662631","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-art-of-dying-writings-2019-2022","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}