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Robert Atwan

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in Paterson, New Jersey, The United States

November 02, 1940

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Robert Atwan has been the series editor of The Best American Essays since its inception in 1986. He has edited numerous literary anthologies and written essays and reviews for periodicals nationwide.

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	The Best American Essays 2012: The Premier Annual Collection―Finest Literary Essays from Top Magazines by Robert Atwan (Editor), David Brooks (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Miah Arnold (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 885 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Essays 2015: Daring Contemporary Writing on Life and Identity―Featuring David Sedaris, Zadie Smith, and Rebecca Solnit 3.88 avg rating — 756 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Essays 2016: A Bold Anthology of Risk-Taking Literary Nonfiction Selected by Jonathan Franzen 3.80 avg rating — 580 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Essays 2010 by Robert Atwan (Editor), Christopher Hitchens (Editor) 3.76 avg rating — 435 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Essays 2000 (The Best American Series) by Robert Atwan (Editor), Alan Lightman (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mind of Winter: Poems for a Snowy Season by Robert Atwan (Editor), Donald Hall (Introduction) 3.91 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America Now: Short Readings from Recent Periodicals 3.65 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2007 — 95 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Essays really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1995 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harper Single Volume American Literature, 3rd Edition 3.63 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chapters Into Verse: Poetry in English Inspired by the Bible: Volume I: Genesis to Malachi by Robert Atwan (Editor), Laurance Wieder (Editor) 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I'm not usually sold on epiphanies. I am more interested in the opposite experience: not those rare moments of startling insight or realization, but-what I suspect are more common-those sudden flashes of anxious confusion and bewilderment.”
― Robert Atwan, The Best American Essays 2011

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“the evening crowd on University Avenue appeared to be living in an earlier American era, one lacking desperation, hysteria, and Fox News.”
― Robert Atwan, The Best American Essays 2013

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“Orders make you stupid, the captain told me, figure it out for yourself.”
― Robert Atwan, The Best American Essays 2013

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