Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

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$34.99  $32.54
Publisher
HarperCollins
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5.5 X 5.8 X 1.1 inches | 0.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Compact Disc
EAN/UPC
9781665102650

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About the Author

Francine Prose is the author of twenty-two works of fiction including the highly acclaimed The Vixen; Mister Monkey; the New York Times bestseller Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932; A Changed Man, which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her works of nonfiction include the highly praised Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, and the New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer, which has become a classic. The recipient of numerous grants and honors, including a Guggenheim and a Fulbright, a Director's Fellow at the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, Prose is a former president of PEN American Center, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College.

Nanette Savard is an accomplished stage and film actress. She is an active voice-over performer who has narrated hundreds of audiobooks in every genre, garnering much critical acclaim.

Reviews

"Prose's little guide will motivate 'people who love books'...Like the great works of fiction, it's a wise and voluble companion."

-- "New York Book Review"

"An absolutely necessary addition to the personal library of anyone who is a writer or dreams of writing."

-- "NPR"

"A jewel of a companion...engrossing...and...daringly insightful."

-- "Los Angeles Times "

"The passages are...subtle and brilliant in their capture of human complexity...Prose is...a skilled...analyst of what makes them so."

-- "San Francisco Chronicle"

"Celebrates the pleasures of close reading and explores the power of well-wrought language...refreshing."

-- "Time Out New York"