| Letters to a Young Writer: Some Practical and Philosophical Advice Contributor(s): McCann, Colum (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399590803 ISBN-13: 9780399590801 Publisher: Random House OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Letters - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Self-help | Personal Growth - General |
| Dewey: 808.02 |
| LCCN: 2016055256 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.3" (0.60 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the bestselling author of the National Book Award winner Let the Great World Spin comes a lesson in how to be a writer--and so much more than that. Intriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his readers to constantly push the boundaries of experience, to see empathy and wonder in the stories we craft and hear. A paean to the power of language, both by argument and by example, Letters to a Young Writer is fierce and honest in its testament to the bruises delivered by writing as both a profession and a calling. It charges aspiring writers to learn the rules and even break them. These fifty-two essays are ultimately a profound challenge to a new generation to bring truth and light to a dark world through their art. |