The Fourth Genre: Contemporary Writers Of/On Creative Nonfiction
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Book Overview
This best-selling anthology is a comprehensive and indispensable introduction to the way creative nonfiction is written today. The Fourth Genre offers the most comprehensive, teachable, and current... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0205337155
ISBN13:9780205337156
Release Date:July 2001
Publisher:Longman Publishing Group
Length:440 Pages
Weight:1.58 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.2" x 9.3"
Related Subjects
Creative Writing & Composition Criticism & Theory Education & Reference Essays Essays & Correspondence Foreign Language Study & Reference History & Criticism Journalism & Nonfiction Language Arts Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literary Theory Literature Literature & Fiction Writing Writing, Research & Publishing GuidesCustomer Reviews
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fourth gender
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
this book is good i like the stories it has it talks about personal essays and other tipe as well and you can relate to the stories to.
Keeper Text Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I've been using this book in a career writing class where we have been focusing on learning how to write creative non-fiction. It is a great book full of incredible selections and is a great introduction to the field of Creative Nonfiction. Let me tell you, after years of writing academic essays, this has been a blast. The book, and my instructor, has helped me understand the difference between an autobiography and a memoir or a personal familiar essay and a personal critical essay. All of that being said, I found this book to be more of an introduction into the world of Creative Nonfiction than an instructional 'how to' book. I have enjoyed being introduced to such a large host of, for me, new writers and will definitely keep this text book for reference, enjoyment, and inspiration.
The Guideline for Creative Non-Fiction
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Finally the genre of Creative Non-Fiction is gaining recognition as a valid art form. Critics are finally starting to realize what the puplic has always known; real people have valid and intruiging stories to tell. The Fourth Genre collects an overview of the best non-fiction writers writing in and about their genre. I had the privilege to study under a contibutor from this book and discovered the joys of writing about my life and reading about the lives of others. This book is a necessity to those interested in Creative Non-Fictions. I would also recommend Naked and Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, Writing Life Stories by Bill Roorbach, and Take the Cannoli by Sarah Vowell.
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