Imagine the dinner party: not just Montaigne but many Montaignes, resurrected in these brilliant essays by twenty-eight of todays most inventive writers. The table is crowded, enlivened by the paradoxical warmth of Montaignes detachment and by the parry and thrust of ideas, often tantamount to a kind of quiet eros. Its a dinner full of random appetites, the kind of party we leave knowing ourselves a little less, which might mean a little better. What a feast this collection is. It satisfies a hungerintellect meeting empathythat enlarges us. -- Barbara Hurd * author of Listening to the Savage: River Notes and Half-Heard Melodies * A fascinating collection of essays that carries forward the omnidirectional momentum of the master. After Montaigne gives us grand examples of the essay as it lives today. -- Ian Frazier * author of Great Plains * Though Montaigne wrote more than 400 years ago, he feels ageless to these writers, who celebrate his 'drily mellifluous voice,' discursive style, and relentless curiosity. With flair, wit, and imagination, these writers embrace and often challenge their mentor, with results that will inspire readers to also seek out the originals. * Publishers Weekly * The collection is accessible and invites readers to dip in anywhere, to read all or only a few. Reading these 'covers' alongside Montaigne's originals would make an engaging activity for aspiring essayists or composition students. -- P. J. Kurtz * Choice *
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