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Description
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 offers a seasoned artist's thinking through the exploration of issues, paradoxes, and crises of faith. Like a lively conversation with a close, outspoken friend, each piece tells its experience from the trenches.
Product Details
| Publisher | University of New Mexico Press |
| Publish Date | October 15, 2022 |
| Pages | 136 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780826364203 |
| Dimensions | 8.4 X 5.4 X 0.5 inches | 0.4 pounds |
About the Author
Joan Frank is the award-winning author of twelve books of literary fiction and essays including Because You Have To: A Writing Life and Try to Get Lost: Essays on Travel and Place (UNM Press). She lives with her husband, playwright Bob Duxbury, in the North Bay Area of California.
Reviews
"Late Work is one of the best books on writing and the writing life I have ever read. It contains wonderful pages about the covenant between writer and reader along with advice for writers on how to use one's own 'skinlessness' as a creative tool. It is above all a book about art and the role, both tempering and freeing, that aging plays in an artist's life and work."--Joel Agee, author of The Stone World
"Late Work gets to the heart of how a mature writer makes work that matters. At once wry, generous, and brutally honest, it is an essential guide for serious writers and readers of all ages."--Yang Huang, author of My Good Son: A Novel
"Joan Frank's assessment of lateness as a conduit of possibility--by which, reading and writing, we record the subtle and continuous miracle of being alive--makes this a wise and moving book."--Debra Monroe, author of My Unsentimental Education
"Questioning her assumptions (and ours as well), this vastly well-read author takes us through the slings and arrows of the literary life, arriving at a place of wisdom and sanity."--Phillip Lopate, author of To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction
"The work of the writer, late and soon, is life itself . . . it's that simple, that difficult. Through analogy and example, Joan Frank's essays take us with her into a dimming world: to look, to feel, to cherish and forgive. This is a rich, real collection."--Carol Sklenicka, author of Alice Adams: Portrait of a Writer
"Late Work gets to the heart of how a mature writer makes work that matters. At once wry, generous, and brutally honest, it is an essential guide for serious writers and readers of all ages."--Yang Huang, author of My Good Son: A Novel
"Joan Frank's assessment of lateness as a conduit of possibility--by which, reading and writing, we record the subtle and continuous miracle of being alive--makes this a wise and moving book."--Debra Monroe, author of My Unsentimental Education
"Questioning her assumptions (and ours as well), this vastly well-read author takes us through the slings and arrows of the literary life, arriving at a place of wisdom and sanity."--Phillip Lopate, author of To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction
"The work of the writer, late and soon, is life itself . . . it's that simple, that difficult. Through analogy and example, Joan Frank's essays take us with her into a dimming world: to look, to feel, to cherish and forgive. This is a rich, real collection."--Carol Sklenicka, author of Alice Adams: Portrait of a Writer
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