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In his first ever work of non-fiction, the Booker Prize-winning author of Last Orders and Waterland delivers a warm and generous account of what has influenced and inspired him over the years
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'A penetrating perception which dissects what it is to be an author. Swift is the most elegant of writers, endearingly self-depreciating, whether he is propping up a bar or writing beautifully about his father . . . charming and rewarding.' --Sunday Telegraph
About the Author
Graham Swift was born in 1949 and is the author of many acclaimed novels, two collections of short stories (England and Other Stories, and Learning to Swim and Other Stories) and Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry and reflections on his life in writing. With Waterland he won the Guardian Fiction Prize (1983), and with Last Orders the Booker Prize (1996). Both novels have since been made into films. Graham Swift's work has appeared in over thirty languages.
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0330451022
- ISBN 13 9780330451024
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages416
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An immensely readable volume. On every page, Swift emerges as a considerable essayist, who upholds the sterling virtue of good writing combined with emotional and intellectual engagement Evening Standard As a novelist, Graham Swift delights in the possibilities of the human voice, imagining his way into the minds and hearts of an extraordinary range of characters. In Making an Elephant, his first ever work of non-fiction, the voice is his own. Swift brings together a richly varied selection of essays, portraits, poetry, and reflections on his life in writing, full of insights into his passions and motivations, and wise about the friends, family, and other writers who have mattered to him over the years. Kazuo Ishiguro advises on how to choose a guitar, Salman Rushdie arrives for Christmas under guard, and Ted Hughes shares the secrets of a Devon river. There are private moments, too, with long-dead writers, as well as musings on history and memory that readers of Swifts novels will recognize and love. A rewarding collection, with the same humanity and flair for detail that distinguishes Swifts fictionTLS Revealing, self-deprecating, full of fascinating details. Edward Marriott, Observer Swifts essays display the same quiet intensity as his fiction, a capacity for subtle storytelling with dark emotional undercurrents Financial Times. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001966885
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