| The Writer's Reader: Vocation, Preparation, Creation Contributor(s): Cohen, Robert (Editor), Parini, Jay (Editor) |
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ISBN: 162892537X ISBN-13: 9781628925371 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $32.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Authorship - Language Arts & Disciplines | Readers |
| Dewey: 808.02 |
| LCCN: 2015033746 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Writer's Reader is an anthology of essays on the art and life of writing by major writers of the past and present. These essays offer a wealth of insights into how writers approach their craft and represent a practical resource as well as a source of inspiration. The writings collected here range from classic to less well-known, historical to contemporary, and include, for example, essays on the vocation of writing by Natalia Ginzburg, John Berger, Edwidge Danticat, Julia Alvarez, and Flannery O'Connor; thoughts on preparing for writing by Roberto Bola o, Henry Miller, Jorge Luis Borges, Ha Jin, and Cynthia Ozick; and essays on the craft of writing by authors such as Italo Calvino, Colm T ib n, Virginia Woolf, Philip Roth, Lydia Davis, David Foster Wallace, and Zadie Smith. Taken together, this collection is a must-read for any student or devotee of writing. |