Essay

Essay

An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument — but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have traditionally been sub-classified as formal and informal.

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Primo Levi

Primo Levi

Italian chemist

Fernando Vallejo

Fernando Vallejo

Colombian novelist

Sam Weller

Sam Weller

American journalist

Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd

Biographer

Momtazuddin Ahmed

Momtazuddin Ahmed

Bangladeshi playwright

Elaine Scarry

Elaine Scarry

American essayist

Madhav Prasad Ghimire

Madhav Prasad Ghimire

Poet

Leo Panitch

Leo Panitch

Professor

Ota Filip

Ota Filip

Czech novelist

Dominique de Roux

Dominique de Roux

French writer

Floyd Skloot

Floyd Skloot

American poet

Notes of a Native Son

Notes of a Native Son

Book by James Baldwin

The Coming Insurrection

The Coming Insurrection

Book by The Invisible Committee

Me Talk Pretty One Day

Me Talk Pretty One Day

Book by David Sedaris

Historia de la eternidad

Historia de la eternidad

Book by Jorge Luis Borges

My Philosophical Development

My Philosophical Development

Book by Bertrand Russell

Alexandru Odobescu

Alexandru Odobescu

Romanian author

The ABC of Relativity

The ABC of Relativity

Book by Bertrand Russell

Kavi Kant

Kavi Kant

Poet

An Englishman Looks at the World

An Englishman Looks at the World

Book by H. G. Wells

The Language of the Night

The Language of the Night

Book by Ursula K. Le Guin

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

Book by Walter Rodney

The CrackUp

The CrackUp

Book by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Anil R. Joshi

Anil R. Joshi

Poet

Adam Hlobus

Adam Hlobus

Writer

Moralia

Moralia

Book by Plutarch

Vātsyāyana

Vātsyāyana

Indian philosopher

Suman Shah

Suman Shah

Critic

Political Fictions

Political Fictions

Book by Joan Didion

The Monsters and the Critics, and Other . . .

The Monsters and the Critics, and Other . . .

Book by J. R. R. Tolkien

Creative Democracy

Creative Democracy

Book by John Dewey

Cruel Optimism

Cruel Optimism

Book by Lauren Berlant

We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity

We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity

Book by bell hooks

Ten Novels and Their Authors

Ten Novels and Their Authors

Novel by William Somerset Maugham

UmbStoria Della Bruttezza + Storia Della . . .

UmbStoria Della Bruttezza + Storia Della . . .

Book by Umberto Eco

On Photography

On Photography

Book by Susan Sontag

Mydriase

Mydriase

Book by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio

Why I Am Not a Christian

Why I Am Not a Christian

Essay by Bertrand Russell

Habitations of the Word

Habitations of the Word

Book by William H. Gass

The White Negro: Superficial . . .

The White Negro: Superficial . . .

Essay by Norman Mailer

Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone

Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone

Novel by Eduardo Galeano

Logic and Knowledge, Essays 1901-1950

Logic and Knowledge, Essays 1901-1950

Book by Bertrand Russell

The Price of the Ticket

The Price of the Ticket

Book by James Baldwin

Letter on the Blind

Letter on the Blind

Book by Denis Diderot

The Straight Mind and Other Essays

The Straight Mind and Other Essays

Book by Monique Wittig

L'Inconnu sur la Terre

L'Inconnu sur la Terre

Book by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio

Shadow and Act

Shadow and Act

Book by Ralph Ellison

Farther Away

Farther Away

Book by Jonathan Franzen

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