On Writers and Writing by Margaret Atwood
A fascinating collection of six essays, written for the William Empson Lectures in Oxford, each exploring an aspect of writerly contemplation.
Atwood's wonderful collection of lectures isn't so much advice on how to write as it is a series of ruminations on the deeper problems and joys of being a writer, such as what moral debt we may owe the readerShe calls on past great writers like helpful friends for their adivce -- Lesley McDowell * Sunday Herald *
Juggling well worn subjects which "get murky or pretentious", this is a streetwise, erudite suggestive enquiry into problems and myths of the writer's role. Her light touch on hard thoughts, her humour and eclectic quotations, lend enchantment to an argument that has as many undulating tentacles as a well developed sea anemone * Independent *
Her witty, occasionally self-depracating and always ingenious approach is a delight * Sunday Times *
A witty and profound rumination about writing * The Times *
A playful, informed and briskly sensible discussion of the writing life * Sunday Telegraph *
'an absorbing book, which you read with pleasure and benefit... the sense of an agile mind revolving sophisticated ideas' -- Stevie Davies * Independent *
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It's an absorbing book, which you read with pleasure and benefit...
'On Writers and Writing,' is frequently hilarious
Juggling well worn subjects which "get murky or pretentious", this is a streetwise, erudite suggestive enquiry into problems and myths of the writer's role. Her light touch on hard thoughts, her humour and eclectic quotations, lend enchantment to an argument that has as many undulating tentacles as a well developed sea anemone * Independent *
Her witty, occasionally self-depracating and always ingenious approach is a delight * Sunday Times *
A witty and profound rumination about writing * The Times *
A playful, informed and briskly sensible discussion of the writing life * Sunday Telegraph *
'an absorbing book, which you read with pleasure and benefit... the sense of an agile mind revolving sophisticated ideas' -- Stevie Davies * Independent *
Margaret Atwood is the author of more than forty works, including fiction, poetry and critical essays, and her books have been published in over thirty-five countries. She has won many literary awards and prizes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349006239 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349006237 |
| Title | On Writers and Writing |
| Author | Margaret Atwood |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2015-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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