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MFA vs NYC : the two cultures of American fiction / edited by Chad Harbach.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authors and publishers--United States.
- Authors and publishers.
- Fiction--Publishing.
- Creative writing (Higher education).
- United States.
- Fiction--Authorship.
- Authorship--Vocational guidance.
- Creative writing (Higher education)--United States.
- Fiction--Publishing--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 312 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Two cultures of American fiction
- 2 cultures of American fiction
- Place of Publication:
- New York : n+1/Faber and Faber, 2014.
- Summary:
- "Chad Harbach and contributors map out the 'two cultures' of American fiction: MFA programs and NYC publishing. In a widely read essay titled 'MFA vs. NYC,' bestselling novelist Chad Harbach (The Art of Fielding) argued that the American literary scene has split into two cultures: New York publishing versus university MFA programs. This book brings together established writers, MFA professors and students, and New York editors and agents to talk about these overlapping worlds, and the ways writers make (or fail to make) a living within them." -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Chad Harbach Harbach, Chad 3
- MFA vs NYC / Chad Harbach Harbach, Chad 9
- MFA
- A Mini-Manifesto / George Saunders Saunders, George 31
- Basket Weaving 101 / Maria Adelmann Adelmann, Maria 41
- The Pyramid Scheme / Eric Bennett Bennett, Eric 51
- The Fictional Future / David Foster Wallace Wallace, David Foster 73
- My Parade / Alexander Chee Chee, Alexander 83
- NYC
- How to Be Popular / Melissa Flashman Flashman, Melissa 107
- Into the Woods / Emily Gould Gould, Emily 121
- The Disappointment Business / Jim Rutman Rutman, Jim 139
- People Wear Khakis / Lorin Stein Stein, Lorin, Astri von Arbin Ahlander Ahlander, Astri von Arbin 153
- Nine Lives / Jynne Martin Martin, Jynne 167
- Money (2006) / Keith Gessen Gessen, Keith 175
- The Teaching Game
- Money (2014) / Keith Gessen Gessen, Keith 187
- Seduce the Whole World / Carla Blumenkranz Blumenkranz, Carla 209
- Application / Diana Wagman Wagman, Diana 223
- Two Views on the Program Era
- The Invisible Vocation / Elif Batuman Batuman, Elif 241
- Dirty Little Secret / Fredric Jameson Jameson, Fredric 263
- The Great Beyond
- Reality Publishing / Darryl Lorenzo Wellington Wellington, Darryl Lorenzo 283
- A Partial List of the Books I've Written / Eli S. Evans Evans, Eli S. 299.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780865478138
- 0865478139
- OCLC:
- 864753119
- Online:
- Cover image
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