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Writer's Life: Intimate Thoughts on Work, Love, Inspiration, and Fame from the Diaries of the World's Great Writers
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Title: Writer's Life: Intimate Thoughts on Work, Love, Inspiration, and Fame from the Diaries of the World's Great Writers
Author: Carol Edgarian
ISBN: 9780679769576
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine
Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Literary Collections 1642237
Publisher Description:
PAUL AUSTER ; ¸; CHARLOTTE BRONTE ; ¸; WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS ; ¸; NOEL COWARD ; ¸; GUSTAVE FLAUBERT ; ¸; ANNE FRANK ; ¸; FRANZ KAFKA
Ambition. Fame. Sex. Envy. Gossip. Money. Death. They re all here, in this dazzling book of quotations--many of them previously unpublished--from the diaries, journals, and notebooks of the world s greatest writers. Arranged chronologically, from the fervent declarations of youth to the serene reflections of old age, The Writer's Life spans twenty-three countries and four centuries to observe the entire spectrum of the human condition, with particular attention to the joys and agonies of literary endeavor. Eloquent, candid, brimming with passion, insight and wit, the result is an invaluable resource for any writer--or for anyone seeking expert instruction in the art of being human.
On inspiration: "I am going to write because I cannot help it."
Author: Carol Edgarian
ISBN: 9780679769576
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine
Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Literary Collections 1642237
Publisher Description:
PAUL AUSTER ; ¸; CHARLOTTE BRONTE ; ¸; WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS ; ¸; NOEL COWARD ; ¸; GUSTAVE FLAUBERT ; ¸; ANNE FRANK ; ¸; FRANZ KAFKA
Ambition. Fame. Sex. Envy. Gossip. Money. Death. They re all here, in this dazzling book of quotations--many of them previously unpublished--from the diaries, journals, and notebooks of the world s greatest writers. Arranged chronologically, from the fervent declarations of youth to the serene reflections of old age, The Writer's Life spans twenty-three countries and four centuries to observe the entire spectrum of the human condition, with particular attention to the joys and agonies of literary endeavor. Eloquent, candid, brimming with passion, insight and wit, the result is an invaluable resource for any writer--or for anyone seeking expert instruction in the art of being human.
On inspiration: "I am going to write because I cannot help it."
