William Deresiewicz | |
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation | Literary critic, author, essayist |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University (BA, MSJ, PhD) |
William Deresiewicz (/dəˈrɛzəwɪts/ də-REZ-ə-wits; born 1964)[1] is an American author, essayist, and literary critic, who taught English at Yale University from 1998 to 2008. He is the author of A Jane Austen Education (2011), Excellent Sheep (2014), and The Death of the Artist (2020).
His criticism directed to a popular audience has appeared in The Nation,[2] The American Scholar,[3][4][5][6] The New Republic,[7] The New York Times,[8][9] The Atlantic, and Harper's.[10][11]