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Faith of a Writer : Life, Craft, Art by Joyce Carol Oates (2003, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060565535

ISBN-139780060565534

eBay Product ID (ePID)2495297

Product Key Features

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFaith of a Writer : Life, Craft, Art

SubjectStyle Manuals, Women Authors, Multicultural Education, Authorship, Language Experience Approach, Literary

Publication Year2003

TypeTextbook

AuthorJoyce Carol Oates

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education, Biography & Autobiography

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight11.7 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-049235

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Who better than Joyce Carol Oates...to explicate the craft of writing?" -- New York Times Book Review "In her newest and most confiding essay collection...Oates is commanding in her knowledge and deeply moving in her candor." -- Booklist "Oate's thoughts on writing are sometimes as quirky and mysterious as the author herself, and yet, they make a lot of sense, taken as a whole." -- Madison Magazine "It's always rewarding to tap the inner workings of a successful writer, especially one as undogmatic as Oates. This is the type of book any writer might want to return to again and again." -- Deseret News "Young writers especially may find words of wisdom here." -- Publishers Weekly "Crammed with...first-rate nuggets of insight." -- Nashville Tennessean

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal813/.54 B

SynopsisA tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her method Joyce Carol Oates is widely regarded as one of America's greatest contemporary literary figures. Having written in a number of genres -- prose, poetry, personal and critical essays, as well as plays -- she is an artist ideally suited to answer essential questions about what makes a story striking, a novel come alive, a writer an artist as well as a craftsman. In The Faith of a Writer, Oates discusses the subjects most important to the narrative craft, touching on topics such as inspiration, memory, self-criticism, and "the unique power of the unconscious." On a more personal note, she speaks of childhood inspirations, offers advice to young writers, and discusses the wildly varying states of mind of a writer at work. Oates also pays homage to those she calls her "significant predecessors" and discusses the importance of reading in the life of a writer. Oates claims, "Inspiration and energy and even genius are rarely enough to make 'art': for prose fiction is also a craft, and craft must be learned, whether by accident or design." In fourteen succinct chapters, The Faith of a Writer provides valuable lessons on how language, ideas, and experience are assembled to create art.

LC Classification NumberPS3565.A8Z467 2003