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The Writer's Reader: Vocation, Preparation, Creation by Cohen, Robert, Jay Parini
The Writer's Reader: Vocation, Preparation, Creation by Cohen, Robert, Jay Parini
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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+¦ibín, 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.
Publication date: 2017-01-12
Pages: 384
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781628925388-N
Dimensions: 228.0 x 152.0 x 22.0 mm
Weight: 0.699 kg
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