Approaching Eye Level -- Vivian Gornick

<p><b>Seminal essays on loneliness, living in New York, friendship, feminism, and writing from nonfiction master Vivian Gornick</b> <p/>Vivian Gornick's <i>Approaching Eye Level </i>is a brave collection of personal essays that finds a quintessentially contemporary woman (urban, single, feminist) trying to observe herself and the world without sentiment, cynicism, or nostalgia. Whether walking along the streets of New York or teaching writing at a university, Gornick is a woman exploring her need for conversation and connection--with men and women, colleagues and strangers. She recalls her stint as a waitress in the Catskills and a failed friendship with an older woman and mentor, and reconsiders her experiences in the feminist movement, while living alone, and in marriage. <p/>Turning her trademark sharp eye on herself, Gornick works to see her part in things--how she has both welcomed and avoided contact, and how these attempts at connections have enlivened and, at times, defeated her. First published in 1996, <i>Approaching Eye Level</i> is an unrelentingly honest collection of essays that finds Gornick at her best, reminding us that we can come to know ourselves only by engaging fully with the world.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Vivian Gornick<br><b>Publisher:</b> Picador USA<br><b>Published:</b> 03/03/2020<br><b>Pages:</b> 176<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.35lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780374538255<br><p><b>About the A