| The Best Creative Nonfiction, Volume 3 Contributor(s): Gutkind, Lee (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393330257 ISBN-13: 9780393330250 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2009 Annotation: "Intelligent but accessible, and often poignant . . . [by] the biggest talents on the essay and blog beat." -Publishers Weekly (on Vol. 2) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 810.800 |
| LCCN: 2008295644 |
| Series: Best Creative Nonfiction |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.55 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anyone still asking, "What is creative nonfiction?" will find the answer in this collection of artfully crafted, true stories. Selected by Lee Gutkind, the "godfather behind creative nonfiction," and the staff of Creative Nonfiction, these stories--ranging from immersion journalism to intensely personal essays--illustrate the genre's power and potential. Edwidge Danticat recalls her Uncle Moise's love of a certain four-letter word and finds in his abandonment of the word near the end of his life the true meaning of exile. In "Literary Murder," Julianna Baggott traces her roots as a novelist to her family's "strange, desperate (sometimes conniving and glorious) past" and writes about her decision, in The Madam, to kill off a character based on her grandfather. And Sean Rowe explains why, if you must get arrested, Selma, Alabama, is the place to do it. This exciting and expansive array of works and voices is sure to impress and delight. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gutkind, Lee: - Lee Gutkind is the founder and editor of the literary journal Creative Nonfiction and a pioneer in the field of narrative nonfiction. Gutkind is also the editor of In Fact and Becoming a Doctor, the author of Almost Human, and has written books about baseball, health care, travel, and technology. A Distinguished Writer in Residence at Arizona State University, he lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Tempe, Arizona. |