Book
The hidden machinery: essays on writing
Tin House Books, First U.S. edition
2017
Abstract
In The Hidden Machinery, critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author Margot Livesey offers a masterclass for those who love reading literature and for those who aspire to write it. Through close readings, arguments about craft, and personal essay, Livesey delves into the inner workings of fiction and considers how our stories and novels benefit from paying close attention to both great works of literature and to our own individual experiences. Her essays range in subject matter from navigating the shoals of research to creating characters that walk off the page, from how Flaubert came to write his first novel to how Jane Austen subverted romance in her last one. As much at home on your nightstand as it is in the classroom, The Hidden Machinery will become a book readers and writers return to over and over again.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The hidden machinery: essays on writing
- Creators
- Margot Livesey - University of Iowa, Creative Writing
- Resource Type
- Book
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Publisher
- Tin House Books; Portland, Oregon
- ISBN
- 9781941040683; 1941040683
- Number of pages
- 301 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2017
- Academic Unit
- Creative Writing
- Record Identifier
- 9983995485902771
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