Literary Nonfiction
Learning by Example
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 15 November 2001
- ISBN 9780195138443
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 235x155x21 mm
- Weight 461 g
- Language English 0
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Long description:
Literary Nonfiction: Learning by Example examines the principles and techniques of the genre by taking a close, analytical look at outstanding contemporary essays by fifteen highly accomplished writers. Featuring examples of memoir, profile, literary journalism, medical reporting, and travel writing, it includes selections by Madeleine Blais, Tim Cahill, James Conaway, Joan Didion, David Finkel, Jon Franklin, Tom Hallman, Jr., Walt Harrington, Tracy Kidder,
Jane Kramer, John McPhee, Michael Paterniti, Mike Sager, Susan Sheehan, and Tom Wolfe. Each selection is carefully annotated to show students what makes it a good piece of writing and what technical and stylistic devices the author uses for effect. In addition to extensive analyses by editor Patsy Sims, the
writers comment on their own work, emphasizing how important the skill of careful, critical reading is to learning how to write well. Each essay is preceded by an introduction that presents a specific aspect of the literary nonfiction writing craft, the writer's biographical information, and an explanation of how the selection was put together. Ideal for courses in creative writing and literary journalism, Literary Nonfiction: Learning by Example is also a helpful guide for all
aspiring creative nonfiction writers.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Learning by Example
Madeleine Blais
A Room of Her Own
Tim Cahill
Taquile's True Colors
James Conaway
Absences
Joan Didion
Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream
David Finkel
A Road That Never Ends
Jon Franklin
Mrs. Kelly's Monster
Tom Hallman Jr.
A Life Lost...and Found
Walt Harrington
True Detective
Tracy Kidder
September
Jane Kramer
Armande
John McPhee
Travels in Georgia
Michael Paterniti
Driving Mr. Albert
Mike Sager
Old
Susan Sheehan
Ain't No Middle Class
Tom Wolfe
Yeager
