Riverhead

9780525537458

STARRED REVIEW

Having and Being Had

Eula Biss blends research, reflection and richly rendered personal experience into a compulsively readable memoir about money, art and capitalism.

Share this Article:

Review of ‘Having and Being Had’

Writer Eula Biss worked a variety of temporary jobs before achieving economic security as an English professor at Northwestern University. The moment her contract shifted from visiting artist to a more permanent title, Biss and her family bought a house. As she came to terms with her new success, she also found herself reflecting on…

Sign Up

Stay on top of new releases: Sign up for our newsletter to receive reading recommendations in your favorite genres.