John D'Agata





John D'Agata

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John D'Agata is the author of About a Mountain and the editor of The Next American Essay and The Lost Origins of the Essay. He teaches creative writing at the University of Iowa."


Average rating: 3.89 · 1,105 ratings · 290 reviews · 5 distinct works
About a Mountain
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 411 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions
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The Next American Essay
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 2002
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Halls of Fame: Essays
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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The Lifespan of a Fact
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2012
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The Lost Origins of the Essay
4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2009
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“Maybe every essay automatically is in some way experimental — less an outline traveling toward a foregone conclusion than an unmapped quest that has sprung from the word 'question'.”
John D'Agata, The Next American Essay

“What happens when an essayist starts imagining things, making things up, filling in blank spaces, or — worse yet — leaving the blanks blank?”
John D'Agata, The Next American Essay

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