 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 | |
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
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 Award4 and a 2011 Pushcart Prize.5
Original Publishing Home of Pulphead Essays
The 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.
References
References
- "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". Amazon.
- "The Paris Review Wins National Magazine Award".
- "John Jeremiah Sullivan Wins Prize, Does Paris Review Proud".