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Life writing / Sara Haslam and Derek Neale.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 189 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780415461535 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0415461537 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808/.042076
LOC classification:
  • PE 1404 H352l 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Writing what you know -- Writing what you come to know -- Why write? -- A preface -- Finding a form; writing a narrative -- Life writers in conversation -- Using memory -- Versions of a life -- Life characters.
Summary: Life Writing offers the novice writer engaging and creative activities, making use of insightful, relevant readings from well-known authors to illustrate the techniques presented. This volume makes use of new versions of key chapters from the recent Routledge/Open University textbook, Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings for writers who are specializing in life writing. The volume is further updated to include never-before published interviews and conversations with successful life writers such as Jenny Diski, Robert Fraser, Richard Holmes, Michael Holroyd, Jackie Kay, Hanif Kureishi and Blake Morrison. Concise and practical, Life Writing offers an inspirational guide to the methods and techniques of authorship and is a must-read for aspiring writers.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PE 1404 H352l 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000111220

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Writing what you know -- Writing what you come to know -- Why write? -- A preface -- Finding a form; writing a narrative -- Life writers in conversation -- Using memory -- Versions of a life -- Life characters.

Life Writing offers the novice writer engaging and creative activities, making use of insightful, relevant readings from well-known authors to illustrate the techniques presented. This volume makes use of new versions of key chapters from the recent Routledge/Open University textbook, Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings for writers who are specializing in life writing. The volume is further updated to include never-before published interviews and conversations with successful life writers such as Jenny Diski, Robert Fraser, Richard Holmes, Michael Holroyd, Jackie Kay, Hanif Kureishi and Blake Morrison. Concise and practical, Life Writing offers an inspirational guide to the methods and techniques of authorship and is a must-read for aspiring writers.

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