Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who W...
US $4.16US $4.16
Aug 24, 04:17Aug 24, 04:17
Picture 1 of 1
Gallery
Picture 1 of 1
Have one to sell?
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who W...
US $4.16
ApproximatelyRM 17.58
Condition:
Acceptable
A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. The binding may be slightly damaged but integrity is still intact. Possible writing in margins, possible underlining and highlighting of text, but no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text.
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free USPS Media MailTM.
Located in: North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Sat, 6 Sep and Fri, 12 Sep to 94104
Returns:
No returns accepted.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:136316503487
Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2006
- Book Title
- Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and f...
- ISBN
- 9780060777043
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060777044
ISBN-13
9780060777043
eBay Product ID (ePID)
51264923
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Reading like a Writer : a Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Publication Year
2006
Subject
Authorship, General, Rhetoric, Books & Reading, Essays, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-058457
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Readable and illuminating.few.advice volumes offer as much insight into writing as you will find in Francine Prose's latest book, Celebrates the pleasures of close reading and explores the power of well-wrought language…refreshing, Sensible, valuable and highly readable, Reading Like a Writer deserves perusal -- both in and out of the classroom., The passages are…subtle and brilliant in their capture of human complexity…Prose is…a skilled…analyst of what makes them so., Prose's little guide will motivate 'people who love books'…Like the great works of fiction, it's a wise and voluble companion., Sensible, valuable and highly readable, Reading Like a Writer deserves perusal - both in and out of the classroom., An absolutely necessary addition to the personal library of anyone who is a writer or dreams of writing., "Prose's little guide will motivate 'people who love books'...Like the great works of fiction, it's a wise and voluble companion." -- New York Times Book Review "Witty...Insightful." -- Washington Post Book World "a jewel of a companion...engrossing...and...daringly insightful." -- Los Angeles Times "The passages are...subtle and brilliant in their capture of human complexity...Prose is...a skilled...analyst of what makes them so." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Reading Like A Writer is different from the rest of the pack...[Prose's] wise book serves as an ispirational reminder." -- Washington Times "Sensible, valuable and highly readable, Reading Like a Writer deserves perusal -- both in and out of the classroom." -- Kansas City Star "Celebrates the pleasures of close reading and explores the power of well-wrought language...refreshing" -- Time Out New York "An absolutely necessary addition to the personal library of anyone who is a writer or dreams of writing." -- National Public Radio "Makes a case for the rewards of reading." -- Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel "Prose knows when to be funny, how to wield examples, and when to stop." -- More magazine "Readable and illuminating...few...advice volumes offer as much insight into writing as you will find in Francine Prose's latest book" -- Capital Times "Prose's guide to reading and writing belongs on every writer's bookshelf alongside E.M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), Reading Like A Writer is different from the rest of the pack...[Prose's] wise book serves as an ispirational reminder., Prose's guide to reading and writing belongs on every writer's bookshelf alongside E.M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel., Prose's little guide will motivate 'people who love books'.Like the great works of fiction, it's a wise and voluble companion., Prose's little guide will motivate 'people who love books'...Like the great works of fiction, it's a wise and voluble companion., Readable and illuminating...few...advice volumes offer as much insight into writing as you will find in Francine Prose's latest book, Readable and illuminating…few…advice volumes offer as much insight into writing as you will find in Francine Prose's latest book, Reading Like A Writer is different from the rest of the pack…[Prose's] wise book serves as an ispirational reminder., Reading Like A Writer is different from the rest of the pack.[Prose's] wise book serves as an ispirational reminder., Celebrates the pleasures of close reading and explores the power of well-wrought language...refreshing, The passages are...subtle and brilliant in their capture of human complexity...Prose is...a skilled...analyst of what makes them so.
Dewey Decimal
808/.02
Synopsis
Long before there were creative-writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says Francine Prose. In Reading Like a Writer , Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and the tricks of the masters. She reads the work of the very best writersDostoyevsky, Flaubert, Kafka, Austen, Dickens, Woolf, Chekhovand discovers why their work has endured. She takes pleasure in the long and magnificent sentences of Philip Roth and the breathtaking paragraphs of Isaac Babel; she is deeply moved by the brilliant characterization in George Eliot's Middlemarch . She looks to John Le Carr for a lesson in how to advance plot through dialogue, to Flannery O'Connor for the cunning use of the telling detail, and to James Joyce and Katherine Mansfield for clever examples of how to employ gesture to create character. She cautions readers to slow down and pay attention to words, the raw material out of which literature is crafted. Written with passion, humor, and wisdom, Reading Like a Writer will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye and an eager heart., Written with passion, humor, and wisdom, "Reading Like a Writer" will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye and an eager heart., Distinguished novelist and critic Francine Prose inspires readers and writers alike with this inside look at how the professionals read...and write. Long before there were creative writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says Francine Prose. In READING LIKE A WRITER, Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and the tricks of the masters. She reads the work of the very best writers-Dostoyevsky, Flaubert, Kafka, Austen, Dickens, Woolf, Chekhov-and discovers why these writers endure. She takes pleasure in the long and magnificent sentences of Philip Roth and the breath-taking paragraphs of Isaac Babel; she is deeply moved by the brilliant characterization in George Eliot's MIDDLEMARCH. She looks to John Le Carre for a lesson in how to advance plot through dialogue, to Flannery O'Connor for the cunning use of the telling detail, and to James Joyce and Katherine Mansfield who offer clever examples of how to employ gesture to create character. She cautions readers to slow down and pay attention to words, the raw material out of which literature is crafted. Written with passion, humor, and wisdom, READING LIKE A WRITER will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye and an eager heart., A distinguished novelist and critic inspires readers and writers with this inside look at how the professionals read--and write Long before there were creative writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says Francine Prose. As she takes us on a guided tour of the tools and the tricks of the masters--Dostoyevsky, Flaubert, Kafka, Austen, Dickens, Woolf, Chekhov--Prose discovers why these writers endure. She takes pleasure in the signature elements of such outsatanding writers as Philip Roth, Isaac Babel, John Le Carré, James Joyce, and Katherine Mansfield. Throughout, she cautions readers to slow down and pay attention to words, the raw material out of which literature is crafted. Written with passion, humor, and wisdom, Reading Like a Writer will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye and an eager heart., A distinguished novelist and critic inspires readers and writers with this inside look at how the professionals read--and write Long before there were creative writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says Francine Prose. As she takes us on a guided tour of the tools and the tricks of the masters--Dostoyevsky, Flaubert, Kafka, Austen, Dickens, Woolf, Chekhov--Prose discovers why these writers endure. She takes pleasure in the signature elements of such outsatanding writers as Philip Roth, Isaac Babel, John Le Carr , James Joyce, and Katherine Mansfield. Throughout, she cautions readers to slow down and pay attention to words, the raw material out of which literature is crafted. Written with passion, humor, and wisdom, Reading Like a Writer will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye and an eager heart.
LC Classification Number
PE1408.P774 2006
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (50,063)
This item (1)
All items (50,063)
- 0***s (861)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat value and excellent condition.
- a***t (321)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAwesome Seller! Will buy from again.
- a***s (31)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseNice clean book. No dog ears!
- n***u (2571)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseEasy transaction
More to explore :
- Who Was Books,
- Doctor Who Fiction Fiction & Books with Vintage,
- Doctor Who Fiction Doctors Fiction & Nonfiction Books,
- Doctor Who Fantasy Fiction Hardcovers Books,
- Doctor Who Drama Fiction Fiction & Books,
- Doctor Who Magazines,
- Doctor Who Audiobooks,
- Doctor Who CD Audiobooks,
- Who Moved My Cheese,
- Doctor Who Science Fiction Fiction Hardcovers Books
Seller feedback (50,063)
This item (1)
All items (50,063)
- 0***s (861)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat value and excellent condition.
- a***t (321)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAwesome Seller! Will buy from again.
- a***s (31)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseNice clean book. No dog ears!
- n***u (2571)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseEasy transaction