{"product_id":"9781628925371","title":"Writer's Reader Vocation, Preparation, Creation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWriter's Reader\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVocation, Preparation, Creation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert Cohen | Jay Parini\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Writing \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Writer's Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology of essays on the art and life of writing by major writers of the past and present. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These essays offer a wealth of insights into how writers approach their craft and represent a practical resource as well as a source of inspiration. The writings collected here range from classic to less well-known, historical to contemporary, and include, for example, essays on the vocation of writing by Natalia Ginzburg, John Berger, Edwidge Danticat, Julia Alvarez, and Flannery O'Connor; thoughts on preparing for writing by Roberto Bolaño, Henry Miller, Jorge Luis Borges, Ha Jin, and Cynthia Ozick; and essays on the craft of writing by authors such as Italo Calvino, Colm Tóibín, Virginia Woolf, Philip Roth, Lydia Davis, David Foster Wallace, and Zadie Smith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaken together, this collection is a must-read for any student or devotee of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Cohen \u003c\/b\u003eis a novelist, short story writer, and essayist, and is Professor of English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College, USA.  His books include \u003ci\u003eInspired Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmateur Barbarians\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Varieties of Romantic Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, and his stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his awards are a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers Award, a Lila Wallace Writers Award, and a Pushcart Prize.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Parini \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet, novelist, and biographer, and Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Station\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film, and \u003ci\u003eThe Passages of H.M\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels and biographies have been translated into over thirty languages. He is the editor of the \u003ci\u003eNorton Anthology of American Autobiography, The Columbia Anthology of American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eOxford Encyclopedia of American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCNN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written for \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 January 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781628925371\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332357488780,"sku":"9781628925371","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_bc777187-b363-4d80-9848-01c59aaf669e.jpg?v=1783603030","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781628925371","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}