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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (6 Nov 2008)
  • ISBN-10: 0141033991
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141033990
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 219,590 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Delightful...as varied as life' Metro 'To those who have read her work, Anne Fadiman is the object of cultish devotion...full of warmth' The Observer 'I relished Anne Fadiman's At Large and At Small' Spectator, Books of the Year

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Butterflies, ice-cream, writing at night, playing word games...in this witty, intimate and delicious book Anne Fadiman ruminates on her passions, both literary and everyday. From mourning the demise of letter-writing to revealing a monumental crush on Charles Lamb, from Balzac's coffee addiction to making ice-cream from Liquid Nitrogen, she draws us into a world of hedonistic pleasures and literary delights. This is the perfect book for life's ardent obsessives.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Writing at its best, 4 Jan 2008
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This review is from: At Large and at Small: Confessions of a Literary Hedonist (Hardcover)
I have admired other work by Anne Fadiman, particularly Ex Libris, and I was certainly not disappointed by this latest offering. In At Large and At Small - Confessions of a Literary Hedonist she writes of such diverse topics as coffee, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, national flags and the trauma of moving home. What she offers is not the ubiquitous `in my opinion.....' pieces but beautifully crafted essays whose breadth and depth are astonishing. I particularly enjoyed the essay entitled `The Unfuzzy Lamb' in which Fadiman writes about the beloved Charles Lamb. Beloved? Well if you didn't feel that way about him before you read that particular piece, you certainly will after as she paints such a sympathetic picture of him.

This little book, just 200 pages and in a small, but very pleasing format, is an absolute gem. As erudite and amusing as a perfect companion.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Much in here to interest anyone, 21 Jan 2008
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This review is from: At Large and at Small: Confessions of a Literary Hedonist (Hardcover)
I first came across Anne Fadiman some years ago via her book of reflections on reading, "Ex Libris". I enjoyed that little book more than its size would suggest, and when I read a review of At Large and Small I was intrigued enough to buy a copy. I found that it contains a collection of essays on a wide range of subjects, from the ice-cream to butterfly collecting, from the esssays of Charles Lamb to the dominance of correspondence by email. This is definitely a book for someone who like reading intelligent musings on a miscellany of topics, and although the essays are essentially light and amusing, most readers will learn something interesting along the way.

As I read it, I began to wonder how this differed from a newspaper column, or even an Internet blog. After all, there are countless coloumnists who write reflectively in the Sunday supplements or the weekly magazines, and even more bloggers who put their thoughts down almost daily on anything that comes across their path. In the end, I felt that Anne Fadiman's essays are perhaps written over a longer period and took longer in the gestation, giving them a depth and consistency across the topics which other media writers may not achieve.

Ann Fadiman is of course highly qualified to write such a book, being Writer-In-Residence at Yale University. The books closes with a comprehensive list of academic references and other notes, and suggests that this is rather more than chance ramblings, but a well-researched set of thoughts born out of a long period of reflection.

The books is beautifully produced, and perhaps this is part of its appeal. Its not a book to hurry through, but rather one to make last over several weeks, and return to again and again. Any book-lover would appreciate it on their shelves, and it would make an unusual gift for anyone who likes reading and is prepared to try something a little different.
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4.0 out of 5 stars More Warm Writing From A Lovely Writer, 2 Jan 2008
This review is from: At Large and at Small: Confessions of a Literary Hedonist (Hardcover)
Anne Fadiman's earlier volume, Ex Libris, is one of my favourite books - a slim volume about the author's passion for books, book collecting and so on. It's wonderfully written and Fadiman's enthusiasm for her subject comes across without straying in to the realm of geeky obsession. I'm happy to report that At Large and at Small is more of the same - concise, yet authoritative essays, on an array of interesting subjects that are presented to the reader in a familiar and warm manner. As with most collections, some essays are stronger than others - 'Night Owl' and the one on Coffee both stand out - but they all contain something that will stir the mind. The essays are easily digested, and you do get the sense that you are enjoying a conversation with a very learned friend.
Highly recommended to everyone who enjoyed Ex Libris - and to anyone who can recognise and enjoy great writing.
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