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The Art of Fiction

John Gardner
The Art of Fiction Book PDF

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780307756718

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This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writers—and will continue to do so for many years to come. John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave, he explains, simply and cogently, the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardner’s lessons, exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, sweep across a complete range of topics—from the nature of aesthetics to the shape of a refined sentence. Written with passion, precision, and a deep respect for the art of writing, Gardner’s book serves by turns as a critic, mentor, and friend. Anyone who has ever thought of taking the step from reader to writer should begin here.

Why We Write

Meredith Maran
Why We Write Book PDF

Author : Meredith Maran
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781101602829

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Why We Write by Meredith Maran Pdf

Twenty of America's bestselling authors share tricks, tips, and secrets of the successful writing life. Anyone who's ever sat down to write a novel or even a story knows how exhilarating and heartbreaking writing can be. So what makes writers stick with it? In Why We Write, twenty well-known authors candidly share what keeps them going and what they love most—and least—about their vocation. Contributing authors include: Isabel Allende David Baldacci Jennifer Egan James Frey Sue Grafton Sara Gruen Kathryn Harrison Gish Jen Sebastian Junger Mary Karr Michael Lewis Armistead Maupin Terry McMillan Rick Moody Walter Mosley Susan Orlean Ann Patchett Jodi Picoult Jane Smiley Meg Wolitzer

On Moral Fiction

John Gardner
On Moral Fiction Book PDF

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781480409217

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On Moral Fiction by John Gardner Pdf

“Fearless, illuminating” criticism from a New York Times–bestselling author and legendary teacher, “proving . . . that true art is moral and not trivial” (Los Angeles Times). Novelist John Gardner’s thesis in On Moral Fiction is simple: “True art is by its nature moral.” It is also an audacious statement, as Gardner asserts an inherent value in life and in art. Since the book’s first publication, the passion behind Gardner’s assertion has both provoked and inspired readers. In examining the work of his peers, Gardner analyzes what has gone wrong, in his view, in modern art and literature, and how shortcomings in artistic criticism have contributed to the problem. He develops his argument by showing how artists and critics can reintroduce morality and substance to their work to improve society and cultivate our morality. On Moral Fiction is an essential read in which Gardner presents his thoughtfully developed criteria for the elements he believes are essential to art and its creation. This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Gardner, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Gardner family and the University of Rochester Archives.

On Writers and Writing

John Gardner
On Writers and Writing Book PDF

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781582434940

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This compilation of essays and reviews, gathered posthumously from the New York Times Book Review and other publications, solidifies John Gardner's legacy as a consummate teacher and controversial critic with a provocative sense of humor. Writing about his fellow craftsmen, John Gardner offers piercing insights into those whose works he admired and those whose works he didn't. In exacting unapologetic evaluations upon such writers as Saul Bellow, Vladimir Nabokov, Philip Roth, John Cheever, Larry Woiwode, Joyce Carol Oates, and John Updike, Gardner separates genuine fiction from fakery, careful not to spare his own writings in the process, and in doing so, he displays his influences and wide–reaching observations of the literary life. Refreshingly unpredictable and self–aware, this collection lays bare the core qualities of lasting fiction and is essential reading for anyone interested in American literature.

John Gardner on Writing

John Gardner
John Gardner on Writing Book PDF

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 823 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781480466005

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John Gardner on Writing by John Gardner Pdf

Three books in one volume: Advice and reflections on modern fiction from “one of the greatest creative writing teachers we’ve ever had” (Frederick Busch). In On Becoming a Novelist, John Gardner advises the aspiring fiction author on such topics as the value of creative writing workshops, the developmental stages of literary growth, and the inevitable experience of writer’s block. Drawn from his two decades of experience in creative writing, Gardner balances his compassion for his students with his knowledge of the publishing industry, and truthfully relates his experiences of the hardships that lie ahead for aspiring authors. In On Writers & Writing, acclaimed novelist John Gardner discusses the craft of fiction writing, taking to task some of his best-known contemporaries in the process. Gardner criticizes some for writing disingenuous fiction, and commends others who produce literature that acts as a life-affirming force. He offers insights into and exacting critiques on such writers as Vladimir Nabokov, John Updike, Saul Bellow, and John Cheever, while addressing his personal influences and delivering broad-ranging observations on literary culture. And in On Moral Fiction, John Gardner’s thesis is simple: “True art is by its nature moral.” Since the book’s first publication, the passion behind Gardner’s assertion has both provoked and inspired readers. In examining the work of his peers, Gardner analyzes what has gone wrong, in his view, in modern art and literature, and how shortcomings in artistic criticism have contributed to the problem. He develops his argument by showing how artists and critics can reintroduce morality and substance to their work to improve society and cultivate our morality.

The Sunlight Dialogues

John Gardner
The Sunlight Dialogues Book PDF

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811216705

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The Sunlight Dialogues by John Gardner Pdf

Vivid, compassionate, and often disturbing, this expansive novel is John Gardner's masterpiece.

On Writers & Writing

John Gardner
On Writers Writing Book PDF

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781453203545

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On Writers & Writing by John Gardner Pdf

The classic work on the art of fiction by the “refreshingly unpredictable” novelist and literary critic (Publishers Weekly) In this posthumously published collection of his essays and reviews, acclaimed novelist John Gardner discusses the craft of fiction writing, taking to task some of his best-known contemporaries in the process. Gardner criticizes some for writing disingenuous fiction, and commends others who produce literature that acts as a life-affirming force. He offers insights into and exacting critiques on such writers as Vladimir Nabokov, John Updike, Saul Bellow, and John Cheever, while addressing his personal influences and delivering broad-ranging observations on literary culture. Provocative and poignant, On Writers & Writing is a must-read for both aspiring writers and careful readers of American literature. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of John Gardner, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Gardner family and the University of Rochester Archives.

John Gardner

Barry Silesky
John Gardner Book PDF

Author : Barry Silesky
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004-02-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781565127593

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John Gardner by Barry Silesky Pdf

For a decade--from 1973 to 1982--John Gardner was one of America's most famous writers and certainly its most flamboyantly opinionated. His 1973 novel, The Sunlight Dialogues, was on the New York Times bestseller list for fourteen weeks. Once in the limelight, he picked public fights with his peers, John Barth, Joseph Heller, and Norman Mailer among them, and wrote five more bestsellers. Gardner's personal life was as chaotic as his writing life was prolific. At twenty, he married his cousin Joan, and after a long marriage that was both passionate and violent, left her for Liz Rosenberg, a student. Only a few years later, he left Rosenberg for another student, Susan Thornton. Famous for disregarding his own safety, he rode his motorcycle at crazy speeds, incurred countless concussions, and once broke both of his arms. He survived what was diagnosed as terminal colon cancer only to resume his prodigious drinking and to die in a motorcycle accident at age forty-nine, a week before his third wedding. Biographer Barry Silesky captures John Gardner's fabulously contradictory genius and his capacity to both dazzle and infuriate. He portrays Gardner as a man of unrestrained energy and blatant contempt for convention and also as a man whose charisma drew students and devoted followers wherever he went. Amazingly, Gardner published twenty-nine books in all, including eleven fiction titles, a book-length epic poem, six books of medieval criticism, and a major biography. Twenty-one years after his death, his On Moral Fiction and The Art Of Fiction are still read and debated in MFA programs across the country. This is a full-scale biography of a writer who was, for ten years, almost bigger than life. It lives up to its subject magnificently.

The Art of Fiction

Ayn Rand
The Art of Fiction Book PDF

Author : Ayn Rand
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780452281547

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The Art of Fiction by Ayn Rand Pdf

In 1958, Ayn Rand, already the world-famous author of such bestselling books as Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, gave a private series of extemporaneous lectures in her own living room on the art of fiction. Tore Boeckmann and Leonard Peikoff for the first time now bring readers the edited transcript of these exciting personal statements. The Art of Fiction offers invaluable lessons, in which Rand analyzes the four essential elements of fiction: theme, plot, characterization, and style. She demonstrates her ideas by dissecting her best-known works, as well as those of other famous authors, such as Thomas Wolfe, Sinclair Lewis, and Victor Hugo. An historic accomplishment, this compendium will be a unique and fascinating resource for both writers and readers of fiction.

From Where You Dream

Robert Olen Butler
From Where You Dream Book PDF

Author : Robert Olen Butler
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781555846190

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From Where You Dream by Robert Olen Butler Pdf

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author “shares his insights into—and passion for—the creation and experience of fiction with total openness” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Robert Olen Butler, author of Perfume River, A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, and A Small Hotel, teaches graduate fiction at Florida State University—his version of literary boot camp. In From Where You Dream, Butler reimagines the process of writing as emotional rather than intellectual, and tells writers how to achieve the dreamspace necessary for composing honest, inspired fiction. Proposing that fiction is the exploration of the human condition with yearning as its compass, Butler reinterprets the traditional tools of the craft using the dynamics of desire. Offering a direct view into the mind and craft of a literary master, From Where You Dream is an invaluable tool for the novice and experienced writer alike. “Incisive and provocative, Butler’s tutorials are a must for anyone even thinking about writing fiction, and readers, too, will benefit from his passionate exhortations.” —Booklist

Self-Renewal

John W. Gardner
Self Renewal Book PDF

Author : John W. Gardner
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781789120073

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Self-Renewal by John W. Gardner Pdf

“The only stability possible is stability in motion.”—John William Gardner In his classic treatise Self-Renewal, John W. Gardner examines why great societies thrive and die. He argues that it is dynamism, not decay, that is dramatically altering the landscape of American society. The twentieth century has brought about change more rapidly than any previous era, and with that came advancements, challenges, and often destruction. Gardner cautions that “a society must court the kinds of change that will enrich and strengthen it, rather than the kind of change that will fragment and destroy it.” A society’s ability to renew itself hinges upon its individuals. Gardner reasons that it is the waning of the heart and spirit—not a lack of material might—that threatens American society. Young countries, businesses, and humans have several key commonalities: they are flexible, eager, open, curious, unafraid, and willing to take risks. These conditions lead to success. However, as time passes, so too comes complacency, apathy, and rigidity, causing motivation to plummet. It is at this junction that great civilizations fall, businesses go bankrupt, and life stagnates. Gardner asserts that the individual’s role in social renewal requires each person to face and look beyond imminent threats. Ultimately, we need a vision that there is something worth saving. Through this vision, Gardner argues, society will begin to renew itself, not permanently, but past its average lifespan, and it will at once become enriched and rejuvenated.

Mickelsson's Ghosts

Anonim
Mickelsson s Ghosts Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811216799

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Mickelsson's Ghosts by Anonim Pdf

The critically acclaimed final masterwork of John Gardner: an American novel haunted with macabre and cerebral elements.

Nickel Mountain

John Gardner
Nickel Mountain Book PDF

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811216780

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Nickel Mountain by John Gardner Pdf

At the heart of John Gardner's Nickel Mountain is an uncommon love story set in a small Catskill community in the 1950s: when, at forty-two, the obese, gentle, and anxious Henry Soames marries seventeen-year-old Callie Wells -- who is pregnant with the child of a local boy -- it is much more than age that defines the gulf between them. The plot turns on tragic events -- they might be accidents or they might be acts of will -- involving a cast of rural eccentrics that includes a lonely amputee veteran, a religious hysteric (thought by some to be the devil himself), and an itinerant "Goat Lady." Questions of guilt and innocence, and even murder, are ulitmately eclipsed by Henry Soame's quiet discovery of grace. Novelist William H. Gass, a friend and colleague fo the author, has wirtten an introduction that shines new light on the work and career of the much praised and often misunderstood John Gardner.

Grendel

John Gardner
Grendel Book PDF

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307756787

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Grendel by John Gardner Pdf

This classic and much lauded retelling of Beowulf follows the monster Grendel as he learns about humans and fights the war at the center of the Anglo Saxon classic epic. "An extraordinary achievement."—New York Times The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his own side of the story in this frequently banned book. This is the novel William Gass called "one of the finest of our contemporary fictions."

Common Errors

John Gardner
Common Errors Book PDF

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780593082195

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Common Errors by John Gardner Pdf

A Vintage Shorts selection. In this chapter from his classic instructive handbook, The Art of Fiction, John Gardner illustrates the principles and techniques of good writing. Poor diction, confusing clauses, undue sentimentality and mannerism—these are pitfalls that plague experienced writers as well as those new to the craft. Exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, Gardner explores how to achieve vivid, sensuous prose and how to avoid clumsy writing. All those who aspire to learn how to master the craft of fiction will be wise to begin with Gardner’s invaluable advice. An ebook short.