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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 0805067418 9780805067415 |
| OCLC Number: | 409155066 |
| Description: | xiv, 268 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction / John Darnton -- Literary Pilgrim progesses to the past / André Aciman -- Novelist's vivid memory spins fiction of its own / Russell Banks -- To engage the world more fully, follow a dog / Rick Bass -- Hidden within technology's empire, a republic of letters / Saul Bellow -- Pupils glimpse an idea, teacher gets a gold star / Anne Bernays -- Characters' weaknesses build fiction's strengths / Rosellen Brown -- How can you create fiction when reality comes to call? / Carolyn Chute -- From echoes emerge original voices / Nicholas Delbanco -- Quick cuts: the novel follows film into a world of fewer words / E. L. Doctorow -- Two languages in mind, but just one in the heart / Louise Erdrich -- Instant novels? In your dreams! / Thomas Fleming -- Goofing off while the muse recharges / Richard Ford -- Novelist breaches the border to nonfiction / Gail Godwin -- Putting pen to paper, but not just any pen or just any paper / Mary Gordon |
| Other Titles: | New York times. |
Abstract:
Collects inspirational essays celebrating the art of writing, including contributions from Russell Banks, Saul Bellow, and E.L. Doctorow.
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