Janet Malcolm: The Last Interview
And Other Conversations
$34.30
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
19 July 2022
Summary
A provocative collection of interviews with the sublimely talented author of The Journalist and the Murderer.
The legendary journalist, Janet Malcolm, opened her most famous work The Journalist and the Murderer with the line: “Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.”
Ever since its publication in 1980, she only increased her reputation as a devastatingly sharp wr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781612199689 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1612199682 |
| Author: | Janet Malcolm |
| Publisher: | Melville House Publishing |
| Imprint: | Melville House Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 19 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm |
| Series: | The Last Interview Series |
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Critics Review
”…The transcripts channel and help explain Malcolm’s mesmerizing journalism, only the tables are turned. Reading the interviews has the perverse quality of seeing a judge on trial or your analyst in therapy.” – n+1
“…Seeing the trajectory of Malcolm’s pointed observations over nearly two decades is a treat. Fans of the prolific writer will want to pick up this showcase of her characteristic wit.” – Publishers Weekly
“Readers unfamiliar with Malcolm’s work will get a sense of her importance from the five interviews collected in the publisher’s latest entry in their Last Interview series.” – Kirkus
“Melville House has put together a tight, handy volume, easy to read in one sitting. Many Malcolm fans will be happy to race through it and be in her company once again.” – The Post and Courier
Janet Malcolm
Janet Malcolm was an American writer and journalist. She was a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and also known for her collages.
Her notable books include:
- Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession
- In the Freud Archives
- The Journalist and the Murderer
Malcolm frequently wrote about psychoanalysis and the complex relationship between journalists and their subjects. She was recognized for her distinctive prose style and her often controversial critiques of her own profession. Despite its contentious nature, her book The Journalist and the Murderer became a standard text in journalism education.
Katie Roiphe is an American author and journalist, best known for her non-fiction work The Morning After: Fear, Sex and Feminism (1994).
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