| The Book Lover Contributor(s): Smith, Ali (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307386082 ISBN-13: 9780307386083 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2008 Annotation: From the award-winning author of "The Accidental" and "Hotel World" comes a sparkling, surprising collection of the writing Smith loves best. A real treat. . . . A leisurely browse through a writer's own bookshelves--"The Times" (London). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009277713 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.1" W x 7.8" (0.95 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the award-winning author of The Accidental and Hotel World comes a sparkling, surprising collection of the writing she loves best -- and without which she would not have become a writer. The Book Lover is a treasure trove of what Ali Smith has loved over the course of her reading life, in her twenties, as a teenager, as a child. Full of pieces from amazing writers like Sylvia Plath, Muriel Spark, Grace Paley, and Margaret Atwood, it also has a wonderful selection of lesser-known authors like Joseph Roth, only just gaining proper status now, and Clarice Lispector, a Brazilian genius who's far too underpublished. From surprising figures like Beryl the Peril, Billie Holliday, and Lee Miller to unusual selections from the most prominent writers in history, The Book Lover is an intimate, personal anthology that gives readers a glimpse of how writers develop their craft--by reading other writers. |