| The Book That Changed My Life: Interviews with National Book Award Winners and Finalists Contributor(s): Osen, Diane (Editor), Baldwin, Neil (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0679783512 ISBN-13: 9780679783510 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: Every reader can name at least one book that changed his or her life--and many more beloved titles will surely come to mind as well. In "The Book That Changed My Life, fifteen of America's most influential authors discuss their own special literary choices. These unique interviews with National Book Award winners and finalists offer new insights into the many ways in which the experience of reading shapes the act of writing. Robert Stone on Joseph Conrad's "Victory, Cynthia Ozick on Henry James's "Washington Square, Charles Johnson on Jack London's "The Sea-Wolf--each approaches the question of literary influence, while offering rich and wonderful revelations about his or her own writing career. James Carroll, Don DeLillo, E. L. Doctorow, Diane Johnson, Philip Levine, David Levering Lewis, Barry Lopez, David McCullough, Alice McDermott, Grace Paley, Linda Pastan, and Katherine Paterson are the other distinguished contributors to this collection of informed, insightful interviews. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Literary Collections | American - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Authorship |
| Dewey: 810.900 |
| LCCN: 2002141583 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 210 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Every reader can name at least one book that changed his or her life--and many more beloved titles will surely come to mind as well. In The Book That Changed My Life, fifteen of America's most influential authors discuss their own special literary choices. These unique interviews with National Book Award winners and finalists offer new insights into the many ways in which the experience of reading shapes the act of writing. Robert Stone on Joseph Conrad's Victory, Cynthia Ozick on Henry James's Washington Square, Charles Johnson on Jack London's The Sea-Wolf--each approaches the question of literary influence, while offering rich and wonderful revelations about his or her own writing career. James Carroll, Don DeLillo, E. L. Doctorow, Diane Johnson, Philip Levine, David Levering Lewis, Barry Lopez, David McCullough, Alice McDermott, Grace Paley, Linda Pastan, and Katherine Paterson are the other distinguished contributors to this collection of informed, insightful interviews. |