Writers Talk : Conversations with Contemporary British Novelists Hardback
Edited by Professor Philip (Brunel University, United Kingdom) Tew, Dr Fiona Tolan, Dr Leigh (University of Westminster, UK) Wilson
Hardback
Description
This is a collection of interviews with contemporary British novelists offering a fascinating insight into bestselling authors' views on fiction today.Why do writers write?
How do they react to criticism of their work? What inspires them and how do they work? Does fiction have any political, ethical or spiritual significance?
Can we learn more about a book from its author? This collection of interviews with contemporary British novelists offers a fascinating insight into bestselling authors' views on fiction today; their influences and themes; readers and critics; why they write and their writing process; and provides a snapshot of the reality of living as a writer.
Revealing the hopes, fears, beliefs and ambitions of leading authors, "Writers Talk" is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary literature or the nature of the writing process."Writers Talk" includes interviews with Kate Atkinson, Pat Barker, Jonathan Coe, Jim Crace, Toby Litt, David Mitchell, Will Self, Graham Swift, Matt Thorne and Alan Warner.
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:210 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/05/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780826490582
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:210 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/05/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780826490582