Letters to a Young Writer: Some Practical and Philosophical Advice

Some Practical and Philosophical Advice

Cover Art for 9780399590801, Letters to a Young Writer: Some Practical and Philosophical Advice by Colum McCann
ISBN: 9780399590801
Publisher: Random House
Published: 4 April, 2017
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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From the bestselling author of the National Book Award winner Let the Great World Spin comes a lesson in how to be a writer--and so much more than that. Intriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his readers to constantly push the boundaries of experience, to see empathy and wonder in the stories we craft and hear. A paean to the power of language, both by argument and by example, Letters to a Young Writer is fierce and honest in its testament to the bruises delivered by writing as both a profession and a calling. It charges aspiring writers to learn the rules and even break them. These fifty-two essays are ultimately a profound challenge to a new generation to bring truth and light to a dark world through their art. Praise for the fiction of Colum McCann Let the Great World Spin Winner of the National Book Award "One of the most electric, profound novels I have read in years." --Jonathan Mahler, The New York Times Book Review "There's so much passion and humor and pure life force on every page that you'll find yourself giddy, dizzy, overwhelmed." --Dave Eggers TransAtlantic Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award "Reminiscent of the finest work of Michael Ondaatje and Michael Cunningham." -- O: The Oprah Magazine "Another sweeping, beautifully constructed tapestry of life . . . Reading McCann is a rare joy." -- The Seattle Times Thirteen Ways of Looking A New

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