What about the baby? : some thoughts on the art of fiction / Alice McDermott.

Author/creator McDermott, Alice author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Copyright Date©2021
Descriptionxii, 242 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Included WorkContainer of (work) : McDermott, Alice What I expect.
Included WorkContainer of (work) : McDermott, Alice Story.
Included WorkContainer of (work) : McDermott, Alice Sentencing.
Included WorkContainer of (work) : McDermott, Alice Mary McCarthy.
Included WorkContainer of (work) : McDermott, Alice Only connect (eventually)
Included WorkContainer of (work) : McDermott, Alice William Rehnquist, Robinson Crusoe, rabbit ears, and something about passion.
Included WorkContainer of (work) : McDermott, Alice Unreasonable degree of sympathy.
Included WorkContainer of (work) : McDermott, Alice Starting over.
Included WorkContainer of (work) : McDermott, Alice Coaching.
Included WorkContainer of (work) : McDermott, Alice Faith and literature.
Contents Foreword: Alice McDermott speaks in italics / Tony Earley -- What I expect -- Story -- Sentencing -- What about the baby? -- Mary McCarthy -- Only connect (eventually) -- William Rehnquist, Robinson Crusoe, rabbit ears, and something about passion: advice from me to me -- An unreasonable degree of sympathy -- Starting over -- Coaching -- Faith and literature -- All drama is family drama -- Voice-overs -- Things -- Remembrance of things that never happened: the art of memoir, the art of fiction -- Finally.
Abstract "A collection of essays, lectures, and observations on the art of writing fiction from Alice McDermott, winner of the National Book Award and unmatched "virtuoso of language and image" (Rebecca Steinitz, The Boston Globe)"-- Provided by publisher.
Genre/formEssays.
Genre/formEssays.
LCCN 2021011633
ISBN9780374130626 hardcover
ISBN0374130620 hardcover

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS3563 .C355 W48 2021 ✔ Available Place Hold