{"product_id":"in-the-land-of-men-a-memoir-9780062682420","title":"In the Land of Men: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fiercely personal memoir about coming of age in the male-dominated literary world of the nineties, becoming the first female literary editor of \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, and Miller's personal and working relationship with David Foster Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA naive and idealistic twenty-two-year-old from the Midwest, Adrienne Miller got her lucky break when she was hired as an editorial assistant at \u003cem\u003eGQ \u003c\/em\u003emagazine in the mid-nineties. Even if its sensibilities were manifestly mid-century--the martinis, powerful male egos, and unquestioned authority of kings--\u003cem\u003eGQ \u003c\/em\u003estill seemed the red-hot center of the literary world. It was there that Miller began learning how to survive in a man's world. Three years later, she forged her own path, becoming the first woman to take on the role of literary editor of \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, home to the male writers who had defined manhood itself-- Hemingway, Mailer, and Carver. Up against this old world, she would soon discover that it wanted nothing to do with a \"mere girl.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this was also a unique moment in history that saw the rise of a new literary movement, as exemplified by \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney\u003c\/em\u003e's and the work of David Foster Wallace. A decade older than Miller, the mercurial Wallace would become the defining voice of a generation and the fiction writer she would work with most. He was her closest friend, confidant--and antagonist. Their intellectual and artistic exchange grew into a highly charged professional and personal relationship between the most prominent male writer of the era and a young woman still finding her voice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir--a rich, dazzling story of power, ambition, and identity--ultimately asks the question \"How does a young woman fit into this male culture and at what cost?\" With great wit and deep intelligence, Miller presents an inspiring and moving portrayal of a young woman's education in a land of men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The memoir I've been waiting for: a bold, incisive, and illuminating story of a woman whose devotion to language and literature comes at a hideous cost. It's Joanna Rakoff's \u003cem\u003eMy Salinger Year \u003c\/em\u003eupdated for the age of \u003cem\u003eShe Said\u003c\/em\u003e: a literary New York now long past; an intimate, fiercely realist portrait of a mythic literary figure; and now, a tender reckoning with possession, power, and what Jia Tolentino called the 'Important, Inappropriate Literary Man.' A poised and superbly perceptive narration of the problems of working with men, and of loving them.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Eleanor Henderson, author of \u003cem\u003e10,000 Saints\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12217072\"\u003eAdrienne Miller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062682420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062682423\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-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682955563245,"sku":"9780062682420","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4a2c654f-5379-4426-a903-2425ed4c98e6.jpg?v=1649732169","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/in-the-land-of-men-a-memoir-9780062682420","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}