Joseph Epstein
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General Information
Name: Joseph EpsteinPen Name: Aristides - for articles, essays and book reviews to magazines and journals
Genres: Non-Fiction, Fiction
Born: 1937 in Chicago Illinois
Website: N/A
Email: j-epstein@nwu.edu
Illinois Connection
Epstein is a Chicago native. He grew up in Rogers Park and graduated from the University of Chicago.
Biographical and Professional Information
Epstein is an essayist, short story writer, novelist and editor, best known as a former editor of the Phi Beta Kappa Society's The American Scholar magazine and for his recent essay collection, Snobbery: The American Version.
He was a lecturer at Northwestern University from 1974 to 2002 and now holds emeritus status. He is a Contributing Editor at The Weekly Standard and a long-time contributor of essays and short stories to The New Criterion and Commentary. His stories prominently feature the city of Chicago and the characters that have populated his 70 years as an observer of the city.
Published Works
- Divorced in America, Marriage in an Age of Possibility, Dutton, 1974
- Divorce: The American Experience, Cape, 1975
- Familiar Territory: Observations on American Life, Oxford University Press, 1979
- Ambition: The Secret Passion, Dutton, 1980
- The Middle of My Tether: Familiar Essays, Norton, 1983
- Plausible Prejudices: Essays On American Writing, Norton, 1985
- Once More Around the Block: Familiar Essays, Norton, 1987
- Partial Payments, Essays on Writers and Their Lives, Norton, 1989
- A Line Out for a Walk: Familiar Essays, Norton, 1991
- The Goldin Boys: Stories, Norton, 1991
- Pertinent Players: Essays on the Literary Life, Norton, 1993
- With My Trousers Rolled, Norton, 1995
- Life Sentences: Literary Essays, Norton, 1997
- Narcissus Leaves the Pool: Familiear Essays, Houghton Mifflin, 1999
- Snobbery: The American Version, Houghton Mifflin, 2002
- Fabulous Small Jews: Stories, Houghton Mifflin, 2003
- Envy: The Seven Deadly Sins, Oxford University Press, 2006
- Friendship: An Expose, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006
- In a Cardboard Belt!: Essays Personal, Literary, and Savage, Mariner, 2008
- Alexis De Tocqueville: Democracy's Guide, Harper Perennial, 2009
- Fred Astaire, Yale University Press, 2009
Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
 | Divorced in AmericaISBN: 0140040161 Release Date: 1975-03-30 |
Divorce: The American ExperienceISBN: 0224010891 Release Date: 1975-04-03 |
 | Familiar Territory: Observations on American LifeISBN: 0195026047 Release Date: 1979-10-18 |
 | Ambition: The Secret PassionISBN: 0929587189 Release Date: 1989-08-01 |
Plausible Prejudices: Essays on American WritingISBN: 0393303322 Release Date: 1986-05 |
 | Once More Around the Block: Familiar EssaysISBN: 0393024423 Release Date: 1987-09-16 |
 | Partial PaymentsISBN: 0393307166 Release Date: 2013-01-23 |
The Middle of My TetherISBN: 0393304078 Release Date: 1987-05 |
 | A Line Out For a WalkISBN: 0393308545 Release Date: 1991-01-01 |
Goldin Boys: StoriesISBN: 0393030229 Release Date: 1991 |
 | Life Sentences (Epstein)ISBN: 0393333396 Release Date: 1980-01-01 |
 | Narcissus Leaves the Pool: Familiar EssaysISBN: 0395944031 Release Date: 1999-05-14 |
 | Snobbery: The American VersionISBN: 0395944171 Release Date: 2002-07-09 |
 | Fabulous Small JewsISBN: 0618446583 Release Date: 2004-07-06 |
 | Envy: The Seven Deadly SinsISBN: 019531204X Release Date: 2006-08-23 |
 | Friendship: An ExposeISBN: 0618341498 Release Date: 2006-07-05 |
 | Alexis De Tocqueville: Democracy's Guide (Eminent Lives)ISBN: 006176888X Release Date: 2009-11-03 |
 | Fred Astaire (Icons of America)ISBN: 0300158440 Release Date: 2009-10-06 |
Literary Awards
Harold Washington Literary Award in 1998 for his body of work.
Chicago Tribune's Heartland Prize for Partial Payments: Essays on Writers and Their Lives in 1989
Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances
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External Links
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