Bringing the Devil to His Knees: The Craft of Fiction and the Writing Life

Language: English

Published by The University of Michigan Press, 2001

0472067745 / 9780472067749

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2003 Third printing. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "In BRINGING THE DEVIL TO HIS KNEES: The Craft of Fiction and the Writing Life, nineteen award-winning writers--all expert teachers--share the secrets of creating compelling stories and novels. A combination handbook, writer's companion, and collection of spirited personal essays, the book is filled with specific examples, hard-won wisdom, and compassionate guidance for both the developing and the experienced fiction writer. [] Each of the contributors is a current or former lecturer at the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, one of the most highly respected writing programs in the country. Included are essays by Charles Baxter, Robert Boswell, Karen Brennan, Judith Grossman, Ehud Havazelet, C. J. Hribal, Margot Livesey, Michael Martone, Kevin McIlvoy, Pablo Medina, Antonya Nelson, Susan Neville, Richard Russo, Steven Schwartz, Jim Shepard, Joan Silber, Debra Spark, Peter Turchi, and Chuck Wachtel." [publisher copy] "I've been greatly instructed by these brilliant essays, many of which I first heard as lectures by my fellow faculty members in the Warren Wilson Program for Writers. Now, happily, writers everywhere can profit from these essential and inspiring words."--Andrea Barrett. Pristine paperback w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine. Quite presentable.

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Title
Bringing the Devil to His Knees: The Craft of Fiction and the Writing Life
Author
Charles Baxter & Peter Turchi, Editors
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Publication year
2001
Condition
As New
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0472067745
ISBN 13
9780472067749
Edition
1st Edition

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