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Publication
Free Press (2009), 288 pages
Description
Elizabeth Benedict assembles thirty writers who tell of the biggest influence on their lives, either persons, books, or events.
Media reviews
Reflecting on the state are some well-known voices ranging in tone from youthfully sanguine or self-serious (Benedict, Jonathan Safran Foer) to sensitive, solitary, or shy (Robert Boyers, Joyce Carol Oates, Jane Smiley). Together, they offer a real, giddy, and sometimes painful look at the ride
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that can result when a literary “name” suggests that one has – or does not have – talent. Show Less
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LibraryThing member Esta1923
"Mentors, Muses & Monsters" was a gift from a friend. I opened it at random, read several essays and called to thank him saying, "These are great! They've knocked my socks off!"
The book, edited by Elizabeth Benedict, presents "30 writers on the people who changed their lives." It's a mix of (to me)
(An example of depth:
Carolyn See, in "The Scholars and the Pornographer" praises her mentors Dame Helen Gardner and George Newton Bolin Laws; presents an unvarnished portrait of her father and gives readers an appreciation of John Espey.)
The book, edited by Elizabeth Benedict, presents "30 writers on the people who changed their lives." It's a mix of (to me)
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familiar and unknown authors/ male & female, young & old. I read at random and now must catch those I missed. (An example of depth:
Carolyn See, in "The Scholars and the Pornographer" praises her mentors Dame Helen Gardner and George Newton Bolin Laws; presents an unvarnished portrait of her father and gives readers an appreciation of John Espey.)
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2009
Physical description
288 p.; 6.12 inches
ISBN
1439108617 / 9781439108611