Michael Dirda
Having studied at Oberlin College for his undergraduate degree, Dirda took a Ph.D. from Cornell University in comparative literature. In 1978 Dirda started writing for the Washington Post; in 1993 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his criticism. Currently, he is a book critic for the Post. A passionate lifelong fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, Pulitzer
Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda is a member of The Baker Street
Irregulars--the most famous and romantic of all Sherlockian groups.
Combining memoir and appreciation, On Conan Doyle is a highly
engaging personal introduction to Holmes's creator, as well as a rare
insider's account of the curiously delightful activities and playful
scholarship of The Baker Street Irregulars. Two collections of Dirda's literary journalism have been published: Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000; ISBN 0-253-33824-7) and Bound to Please (New York: W. W. Norton, 2005; ISBN 0-393-05757-7). He has also written Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life (New York: Henry Holt, 2005; ISBN 0-8050-7877-0), Classics for Pleasure (Orlando: Harcourt, 2007; ISBN 0-15-101251-2), On Conan Doyle; or, The Whole Art of Storytelling (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011; ISBN 0-691-15135-0), and the autobiographical An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland (New York: W. W. Norton, 2003; ISBN 0-393-05756-9). On Conan Doyle was awarded the 2012 Edgar Award in the Best Critical/Biographical category
Michael Dirda
Michael Dirda
Michael Dirda
Michael Dirda
Michael Dirda
Michael Dirda
Michael Dirda
Michael Dirda
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