Francine Prose

Women and Children First

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Four-time Edgar Award–winning author Lawrence Block’s definitive essay collection on the art of writing fiction For ten years, crime novelist Lawrence Block funneled his wealth of writing expertise into a monthly column for Writer’s Digest. Collected here for the first time are those pieces illuminating the tricks of the authorial trade, from creating vibrant characters and generating seamless plots, to conquering writer’s block and experimenting with self-publishing. Filled with wit and insight, The Liar’s Bible is a must-read for experts, amateurs, and anyone interested in learning to craft great fiction from one of the field’s modern masters. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lawrence Block, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781480481176
• ISBN-10: 1480481173
• Artikelnr.: 40793207

Autorenporträt

Francine Prose is the author of sixteen novels, including A Changed Man, winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and Blue Angel, a finalist for the National Book Award. Her most recent works of nonfiction include the highly acclaimed Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife, and the New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer. A former president of PEN American Center and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Prose is a highly regarded critic and essayist, and has taught literature and writing for more than twenty years at major universities. She is a distinguished writer in residence at Bard College, and she lives in New York City.