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Good prose : the art of nonfiction / Tracy Kidder & Richard Todd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kidder, Tracy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authorship.
- Prose literature--Authorship.
- Prose literature.
- Creative nonfiction--Authorship.
- Creative nonfiction.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 195 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [2013]
- Summary:
- "Good Prose" is an inspiring book about writing--about the creation of good prose--and the record of a warm and productive literary friendship.
- Contents:
- Beginnings
- Narratives. Story ; Point of view ; Characters ; Structure
- Memoirs
- Essays
- Beyond accuracy. Fact ; Beyond fact
- The problem of style. Journalese ; The new vernacular ; Institutionalese ; Propaganda
- Art and commerce
- Being edited and editing. Being edited ; Editing.
- Notes:
- "Stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing"--Dust jacket.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781400069750
- 1400069750
- 9780679604723
- 0679604723
- OCLC:
- 788289351
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