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Manner of Being
. Ed(S): Liontas, Annie; Parker, Jeff
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Paperback. Editor(s): Liontas, Annie; Parker, Jeff. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
What do the punk singer Henry Rollins, the Guatemalan writer Rodrigo Rey Rosa, the American authors Tobias Wolff, Tayari Jones, and George Saunders, the Canadian writer Sheila Heti, and the Russian poet Polina Barskova have in common? At some point, they all studied the art of writing deeply with someone.
The nearly seventy short essays in A Manner of Being, by some of the best contemporary writers from around the world, pay homage to mentors -- the writers, teachers, nannies, and sages -- who enlighten, push, encourage, and sometimes hurt, fail, and limit their proteges. There are mentors encountered ... Read more
What do the punk singer Henry Rollins, the Guatemalan writer Rodrigo Rey Rosa, the American authors Tobias Wolff, Tayari Jones, and George Saunders, the Canadian writer Sheila Heti, and the Russian poet Polina Barskova have in common? At some point, they all studied the art of writing deeply with someone.
The nearly seventy short essays in A Manner of Being, by some of the best contemporary writers from around the world, pay homage to mentors -- the writers, teachers, nannies, and sages -- who enlighten, push, encourage, and sometimes hurt, fail, and limit their proteges. There are mentors encountered ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781625341822
SKU
V9781625341822
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About . Ed(S): Liontas, Annie; Parker, Jeff
Annie Liontas received an MFA in creative writing from Syracuse University. She is author of the novel Let Me Explain You. Jeff Parker is assistant professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His most recent books include Where Bears Roam the Streets and Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion.
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