What this meant on the page changed over time, in stories and essays that ranged from playful postmodernism to sardonic surrealism, in language that dazzled with a semantic mix of high and low.

ECONOMIST: The fevered imaginings of a dazzling American writer

Now almost 70, the outspoken Jerusalem-born Sephardic academic has in turn written drama, short stories and essays, as well as fiction, all exploring the spirit of Israel and what it means to be Jewish.

ECONOMIST: New fiction

The attention Mr Slater gives to Dickens's less familiar writings the short stories, journalism and essays is one of the things that distinguish his excellent biography.

ECONOMIST: Charles Dickens

We put a bunch of time and effort into creating the campaign, launching a web site, writing essays and stories and spending countless hours reading and editing submissions.

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He has tried his hand at novels, essays, short stories, plays, film and television scripts.

ECONOMIST: American literature

The series includes short stories, mysteries, essays, travel writing, science and nature writing and, my own favorite, sports writing.

FORBES: A Merry Economy

We will require national security reporters who are interested in background, substance and fact, and who can give us better news stories, better essays, better features.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: 2001 Mightier Pen Award

When you talk to Chris Lavergne, the founder and publisher of Thought Catalog, a website known for its hyperpersonal and often controversial essays, you immediately realize that his demeanor is the antithesis to the stories that he publishes.

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