Writers
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New York, NY : Seven Stories Press, [2015].
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Seven Stories Press First edtion.
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125 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Seven Stories Press, [2015].
Format
Book
Edition
Seven Stories Press First edtion.
Language
English
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"In Writers: 13 Vignettes, great American storyteller Barry Gifford paints portraits of famous writers caught in imaginary vulnerable moments in their lives. In prose that is funny, grotesque, and a touch brutal, Gifford shows these writers at their most human, which is to say at their worst: they are liars, frauds, lousy lovers, and drunks. This is a world in which Emily Dickinson remains an unpublished poet, Ernest Hemingway drunkenly sets explosive trip wires outside his home in Havana, Marcel Proust implores the angel of death as a delirious Arthur Rimbaud lies dying in a hospital bed, and Albert Camus converses with a young prostitute while staring at himself in the mirror of a New York City hotel room. In Gifford's house of mirrors, we are offered a unique perspective on this group of literary greats. We see their obsessions loom large, and none more than a shared needling preoccupation with mortality. And yet these stories, which are meant to be performed as plays, are also tender and thoughtful exercises in empathy. Gifford asks: What does it means to devote oneself entirely to art? And as an artist, what defines success and failure?"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gifford, B. (2015). Writers (Seven Stories Press First edtion.). Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gifford, Barry, 1946-. 2015. Writers. Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gifford, Barry, 1946-. Writers Seven Stories Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gifford, Barry. Writers Seven Stories Press First edtion., Seven Stories Press, 2015.
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