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The Story Behind the Story
Turchi, Peter, Barrett, Andrea
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Description for The Story Behind the Story
Paperback. In a splendid display of show-and-tell, 26 writers tell a story and lift the curtain to reveal how they did it. Editor(s): Turchi, Peter; Barrett, Andrea. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CBV; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
This big, beautiful anthology of short fiction is for readers, writers, and anyone curious about the mysterious processes of literary minds. All contributors have been recent faculty members of the prestigious Warren Wilson Low Residency Program, including such literary favorites as Margot Livesey, Charles Baxter, Robert Boswell, Jim Shepard, Antonya Nelson, David Shields, and the editors themselves.
Each writer was asked to submit an original story, accompanied by an essay describing the challenges of the story and how they were met. Since writers resist herding, the editors were happily surprised by the wide range of essays—"fiction writers, ... Read more
This big, beautiful anthology of short fiction is for readers, writers, and anyone curious about the mysterious processes of literary minds. All contributors have been recent faculty members of the prestigious Warren Wilson Low Residency Program, including such literary favorites as Margot Livesey, Charles Baxter, Robert Boswell, Jim Shepard, Antonya Nelson, David Shields, and the editors themselves.
Each writer was asked to submit an original story, accompanied by an essay describing the challenges of the story and how they were met. Since writers resist herding, the editors were happily surprised by the wide range of essays—"fiction writers, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393325324
SKU
V9780393325324
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About Turchi, Peter, Barrett, Andrea
Andrea Barrett is the author of Natural History, the National Book Award–winning Ship Fever, and Pulitzer Prize finalist Servants of the Map, among other works of fiction. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Award, she lives in the Adirondacks. Peter Turchi, director of the Warren Wilson M.F.A. Program, lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
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