The Paris Review Book of Heartbreak, Madness, Sex, Love, Betrayal, Outsiders, Intoxication, War, Whimsy, Horrors, God, Death, Dinner, Baseball, ... and Everything Else in the World Since 1953 For a half-century, The Paris Review has published writing and interviews from the world's most brilliant authors. To commemorate the anniversary, a breathtakingly diverse and illuminating anthology has been assembled. The greatest writers here write and speak upon the greatest subjects of our time: * Lorrie Moore and Raymond Carver on “Heartbreak" * Vladimir Nabokov on SEX * Kurt Vonnegut and Susan Sontag on "War" * Jonathan Franzen on "Betrayal" * Jeffrey Eugenides and Norman Mailer on "Death" * Philip Roth on "God" Inspiring a dizzying range of thought and emotion, the collection holds a mirror to the world we live in and to the reader's own hopes, dreams, fears, and joy.