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99 Problems Essays About Running and Writing
by Ben Tanzer
Published by Chicago Center for Literature
120p, b&w, 4.5"x5.5", handbound book, edition of 100
$24.99
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"Why is it that so many full-time writers seem to be full-time runners
as well, and what is it about each activity that seems to fuel the
other? In 99 Problems,
Chicago author Ben Tanzer tackles this very question, penning a series
of essays completed after a string of actual runs across the United
States during the winter of 2009, cleverly combining the details of the
run itself with what new insights he gained that day regarding whatever
literary story he was working on at the time; and along the way, Tanzer
also offers up astute observations on fatherhood, middle-age, and the
complications of juggling traditional and artistic careers, all of it
told through the funny and smart filter of pop-culture that has made
this two-time novelist and national performance veteran so well-loved.
A unique and fascinating new look at the curious relationship between
physical activity and creative intellectualism, 99 Problems will have you looking at the arts in an entirely new way, and maybe even picking up a pair of running shoes yourself."
will have you looking at the arts in an entirely new way, and maybe even picking up a pair of running shoes yourself."