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by John Barth (Author) "Of the making of writers there is no end till The End unmakes them ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 281 pages
  • Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (T) (Oct 1984)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0399129979
  • ISBN-13: 978-0399129971
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 16 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A literary master lets us into his head., 15 Aug 1997
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This review is from: The Friday Book: Essays and Other Nonfiction (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf) (Paperback)
So you're a writer worried about the future of your art? Or you're a reader wondering if you're the last of your breed? Well, here's a book to comfort your soul (and give you a good idea of where to go next). In this, his 1st collection of non-fiction, John Barth, long-considered a master-practitioner of fiction, gives us several dozen essays that should be on the syllabus of any class dealing with the art & craft of writing. As strong a philosopher as he is a storyteller, Barth shows us how his outlook on all things literary has affected his output, especially in the 2 strongest pieces: "The Literature of Exhaustion" & "The Literature of Replenishment." But singling out these 2 essays is like focusing on "Hamlet" and "King Lear" while ignoring the rest of Shakespeare. Like the Bard himself, John Barth is a man whose idea of play is more rigorous & demanding than most people's idea of a career (and what a career he's had!). Here's a book that will make better readers & writers out of all who read it. Oh, and it's funny as hell as well.
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