Requiem for a Paper Bag: Celebrities and Civilians Tell Stories of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Found Items from Around the World

by Davy Rothbart

Overview

Hey! My name is Davy. I make a magazine called Found. We publish notes&letters that folks find on the street.

I asked my favorite writers, musicians, artists&entertainers to tell me about the things they've found.

These are the stories they've shared.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416566427
Publisher:	Touchstone
Publication date:	12/01/2009
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Davy Rothbart is the author of the national bestseller Found, and creator of the magazine of the same name. A contributor to public radio's This American Life, he is also the author of the story collection The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Editorial Reviews

With two national best sellers (Found and Found II), a magazine of the same name and accompanying web site, and a road show across America already in place, Rothbart adds this collection of 67 pieces submitted by writers, musicians, and friends. Rothbart invited contributors-including such well-known figures as comedian Andy Samberg, musician Andrew Bird, and writers Tom Robbins, Susan Orlean, Dave Eggers, and Paulo Coelho-to share their finds or to include a short piece of fiction based on a find. Bich Minh Nguyen (Stealing Buddha's Dinner) found a photograph of her mother, whom she'd never met; Samberg found a ten-dollar bill with an obscenity written on it; Orlean found the idea for a book about orchids. Various selections are fascinating, disturbing, funny, poetic, graphic, personal, illuminating, and combinations of these. Clearly, Rothbart's idea has found a following, and his book is a keeper.
—Anthony Pucci

Library Journal

"Found is a quirky lens into the flotsam and jetsam of humanity." — Chicago Tribune

"Found is as unexpected as a tumbleweed." — The New Yorker

"I love Found! The tales in this book prove that life is full of surprises; when you keep your eyes on the ground, you never know what you're gonna find!" — Drew Barrymore

"Found is a trash picker's and anthropologist's dream come true!" — Los Angeles Times

"Found is a powerful fix for thinking voyeurs!" — The Boston Globe

"Pick up a copy of Found and be instantly utterly fascinated." — The Guardian (UK)

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