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From the bestselling author of the National Book Award winner Let the Great World Spin comes a lesson in how to be a writer—and so much more than that. Intriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his readers to constantly push the boundaries of experience, to see empathy and wonder in the stories we craft and hear. A paean to the power of language, both by argument and by example, Letters to a Young Writer is fierce and honest in its testament to the bruises delivered by writing as both a profession and a calling. It charges aspiring writers to learn the rules and even break them. These fifty-two essays are ultimately a profound challenge to a new generation to bring truth and light to a dark world through their art.
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Letters to a Young Writer, Colum McCann
- Language
- Released
- 2017
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Letters to a Young Writer
- Subtitle
- Some Practical and Philosophical Advice
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Colum McCann
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN10
- 1408885034
- ISBN13
- 9781408885031
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Hobby, Self-Help, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Crafts, Writing, About Books
- Rating
- 4.4 out of 5
- Description
- From the bestselling author of the National Book Award winner Let the Great World Spin comes a lesson in how to be a writer—and so much more than that. Intriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his readers to constantly push the boundaries of experience, to see empathy and wonder in the stories we craft and hear. A paean to the power of language, both by argument and by example, Letters to a Young Writer is fierce and honest in its testament to the bruises delivered by writing as both a profession and a calling. It charges aspiring writers to learn the rules and even break them. These fifty-two essays are ultimately a profound challenge to a new generation to bring truth and light to a dark world through their art.