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As an essayist, Dasgupta has contributed to distinguished outlets such as Harper’s, Granta, and The New Statesman.
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Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
In the latest issue of the magazine, the writer and essayist Leslie Jamison reports on the many negative health effects of perfectionism.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Like the essayists in Life and The New York Times, the candidate recognized that the country needed more than policy prescriptions.
—Time, 23 July 2025
His date of employment coincided with the day the essayist and critic H.L. Mencken died.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
In the latest issue of the magazine, the writer and essayist Leslie Jamison reports on the many negative health effects of perfectionism.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Like the essayists in Life and The New York Times, the candidate recognized that the country needed more than policy prescriptions.
—Time, 23 July 2025
His date of employment coincided with the day the essayist and critic H.L. Mencken died.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2025
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“Essayist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essayist. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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essayist
noun
es·say·ist
ˈes-ˌā-əst 
: a writer of essays
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