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An eloquent memoir of a young man's life transformed by books. In A Jane Austen Education, Austen scholar William Deresiewicz transforms to the author's books to show the exceptional life lessons covered within. With laughter and candor, Deresiewicz uses his own experiences to demonstrate the enduring ability of Austen's teachings. Progressing from his days and nights as an immature student to a happily committed man, Deresiewicz's A Jane Austen Education is the story of one man's breakthrough of the world outside himself. A self-styled intellectual rebel dedicated to writers such as Adam Joyce and Joseph Conrad, Deresiewicz never thought Austen's books would have anything to offer him. However when he was assigned to learn Emma as a graduate student at Columbia, something outstanding happened. Austen's devotion to the everyday, and her perception in the value of regular lives, ignited something in Deresiewicz. He started viewing the world through Austen's eyes and dealing with those around him as generously as Austen treated her characters. Along the way, Deresiewicz was astonished to discover that people in his life developed the depth and richness of literary characters-that his own life possessed suddenly bought all the fascination of any novel. His real education possessed finally started. Weaving his own story-and Austen's-around those her novels tell, Deresiewicz shows how her literature are both about education and themselves an education. Her heroines find out about friendship and feeling, being young and being good, and, of course, love. As they grow up, they learn lessons that are imparted to Austen's reader, who learns and grows up by their sides. A Jane Austen Education is a testament to the transformative ability of books, a celebration of Austen's mastery, and a enjoyment to learn. Whether for a newcomer to Austen or a lifelong devotee, Deresiewicz brings fresh insights to the novelist and her beloved works. Finally, Austen's world becomes indelibly entwined with our own, exhibiting the relevance of her message and the triumph of her eyesight.
