The Writer's Reader: Vocation, Preparation, Creation

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 162892537X
• ISBN13: 9781628925371
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"