Late Work: A Literary Autobiography of Love, Loss, and What I Was Reading

by Joan Frank

Book Overview

Curious, ruminative, and wry, this literary autobiography tours what Rachel Kushner called "the strange remove that is the life of the writer." Frank's essays cover a vast spectrum--from handling dismissive advice, facing the dilemma of thwarted ambition, and copying the generosity that inspires us, to the miraculous catharsis of letter-writing and some of the books that pull us through. Useful for writers at any stage of development, Late Work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826364209
• ISBN13: 9780826364203
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"