For a half-century, The Paris Review has published writing and interviews from the world's most brilliant authors. To commemorate the anniversary, a breathtakingly diverse and illuminating anthology has been assembled. The greatest writers here write and speak upon the greatest subjects of our time:

*Lorrie Moore and Raymond Carver on "Heartbreak"

*Vladimir Nabokov on Sex

*Kurt Vonnegut and Susan Sontag on "War"

*Jonathan Franzen on "Betrayal"

*Jeffrey Eugenides and Norman Mailer on "Death"

*Philip Roth on "God"

Inspiring a dizzying range of thought and emotion, the collection holds a mirror to the world we live in and to the reader's own hopes, dreams, fears, and joy.