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The Best American Essays 1986 by Robert Atwan, Elizabeth Hardwick

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3.0

This was the inaugural edition of the "Best American Essays" collection. Some of them were chosen for quality; others seemingly so the editor could show how "edgy" and "diverse" she could be. Though some feel dated, others could just as easily have been written yesterday. A fair exploration of the form.
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