Half-Known World On Writing Fiction

Name: Half-Known World On Writing Fiction
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ISBN: 9781555975043

ISBN-10: 1555975046

ISBN-13: 9781555975043

Edition: 2008

Authors: Robert Boswell

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A rigorous examination of the workings of fiction by the novelist Robert Boswell, “one of America’s finest writers” (Tom Perrotta) nbsp;Robert Boswell has been writing, reading, and teaching literature for more than twenty years. In this sparkling collection of essays, he brings this vast experience and a keen critical eye to bear on craft issues facing literary writers. Examples from masters such as Leo Tolstoy, Flannery O’Connor, and Alice Munro illustrate this engaging discussion of what makes great writing. nbsp; At the same time, Boswell moves readers beyond the classroom, candidly sharing the experiences that have shaped his own writing life. A chance encounter in a hotel bar…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 7/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Robert Boswell is Professor of English at New Mexico State University and is on the faculty of the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. He lives with his wife, the writer Antonya Nelson, and their children in Las Cruces, New Mexico , and Telluride, Colorado.



The Half-Known World


Process and Paradigm


Narrative Spandrels


On Omniscience


Urban Legends, Pornography, and Literary Fiction


The Alternate Universe


Politics and Art in the Novel


Private Eye Point of View


You Must Change Your Life


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