essayist

noun

es·say·ist ˈe-ˌsā-ist

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: a writer of essays

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The courtly Time-magazine essayist who described the American Century with wit, outrage, and wry wisdom By Roger Rosenblatt Read On The Seasoned Traveler Enrique Olvera The Mexican chef behind Cosme and Pujol reveals his travel routine Read On Going Anywhere Soon? —

airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024 Mann was aiming at his brother Heinrich, a novelist and an essayist of nearly equal renown, whose liberal politics led him to support Germany’s enemies, France and Britain. —

George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024 Like Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, the essayist lights out for the territories, never sure of the next sentence until the words show up on the page. —

Harper’s Magazine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024 Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold chronicles the life of the essayist, novelist, screenwriter and critic Joan Didon through personal stories from behind the influential work. —

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