{"product_id":"the-art-of-dying-writings-2019-2022-9781419773259","title":"The Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e The complete last essays of acclaimed writer Peter Schjeldahl, the great \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e art critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sensitive and moving. Schjeldahl wrote until the end. We can be grateful for that because we have this book.\" (Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Steve Martin * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Jarrett Earnest\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"These extra months,\" he wrote, \"are a luxury that I hope to have put to good use.\" And he did. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022\u003c\/i\u003e begins with that essay and collects all 46 pieces that he wrote for the magazine before his death in October 2022. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These 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\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-303072\"\u003ePeter Schjeldahl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419773259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419773259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART009000\"\u003eCriticism \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC036000\"\u003eDeath \u0026amp; Dying\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO010000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Schjeldahl\u003c\/b\u003e was the art critic for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e for 24 years until his death in 2022. He was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism. Prior to that, he wrote art criticism for \u003ci\u003eSeven Days\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019, Abrams published his \u003ci\u003eHot, Cold, Heavy, Light: 100 Art Writings, 1988-2018, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Martin\u003c\/b\u003e's books include \u003ci\u003eAn Object of Beauty: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eShopgirl: A Novella\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), and his memoir \u003ci\u003eBorn Standing Up\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). He lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJarrett Earnest\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and curator, and the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat it Means to Write About Art: Interviews with Art Critics\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). He lives in New York City.","brand":"Harry N. 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