Title:
What about the baby? : some thoughts on the art of fiction / Alice McDermott.
ISBN:
9780374130626
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Physical Description:
xii, 242 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Foreword: Alice McDermott speaks in italics / by Tony Earley -- What I expect -- Story -- Sentencing -- What about the baby? -- Mary McCarthy -- Only connect (eventually) -- William Rehnquist, Robinson Crusoe, rabbit ears, and something about passion: advice from me to me -- An unreasonable degree of sympathy -- Starting over -- Coaching -- Faith and literature -- All drama is family drama -- Voice-overs -- Things -- Remembrance of things that never happened: the art of memoir, the art of fiction -- Finally.
Summary:
"A collection of essays, lectures, and observations on the art of writing fiction from Alice McDermott, winner of the National Book Award and unmatched 'virtuoso of language and image' (Rebecca Steinitz, The Boston Globe)"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1182568704
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