Pulphead is an essay collection by the American writer and editor John Jeremiah Sullivan. Pulphead has been named a 2011 New York Times Notable Book,[1] a Time Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2011,[2] and one of Amazon's Best of the Month for November 2011.[3]
 First edition | |
| Author | John Jeremiah Sullivan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Essay Collection |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print Paperback |
| Pages | 369 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-374-53290-1 |
| 080—dc23 | |
Sullivan's essay "Mr. Lytle: An Essay," which recounts his time spent living with a then geriatric Andrew Nelson Lytle, won a 2011 National Magazine Award[4] and a 2011 Pushcart Prize.[5]
Original Publishing Home of Pulphead Essays
editThe Paris Review
- "Mister Lytle", published in Pulphead as "Mr. Lytle: An Essay"
- "Unnamed Caves", on American cave art
GQ
- "The Last Wailer", on Bunny Wailer
- "Back in the Day", on Michael Jackson, published in Pulphead as "Michael"
- "The Final Comeback of Axl Rose", on Axl Rose
- "Upon This Rock", on a visit to a Christian rock festival
- "American Grotesque", on the Tea Party movement
- "Violence of the Lambs", on the coming war between animals and humans
- "Peyton's Place", on Sullivan's house being used as a filming location for the show One Tree Hill
Harper's Magazine
- "Unknown Bards", on the history of blues music.
Critical reception
editAccording to Book Marks, the book received "rave" reviews based on twenty-two critic reviews with twenty being "rave" and two being "positive".[6] On The Omnivore, a British aggregator of press reviews, the book received an "omniscore" of 4.5 out of 5.[7]
References
edit- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2011". The New York Times. 21 November 2011.
- ^ "The Top 10 of Everything 2011". Time. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012.
- ^ "Best Books of the Month: November 2011".
- ^ "The Paris Review Wins National Magazine Award".
- ^ "John Jeremiah Sullivan Wins Prize, Does Paris Review Proud".
- ^ "Pulphead: Essays". Book Marks. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Pulphead: Dispatches from the Other Side of America". The Omnivore. Archived from the original on 31 Dec 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2024.