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Dust and light : on the art of fact in fiction / Andrea Barrett.

Van Pelt Library PN3377.5.H57 B37 2025
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Barrett, Andrea, author.
Contributor:
Knighton, Anna, book designer.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Historical fiction--Authorship.
Historical fiction.
Historiography.
Authorship.
historiography.
authorship.
Genre:
Essays.
Physical Description:
194 pages ; 20 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]
Summary:
This essay collection from the National Book Award--winning writer examines how historical facts inspire fiction, exploring the craft of transforming history into narrative through reflections on renowned authors and the writer's own process.
Contents:
The floating pants
The sea of information
The years and The years
Dust and light
Traveling corpse
Life writing
Life, writing.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-185) and index.
"Book design by Anna Knighton"--Title page verso.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Jones Fund bookplate.
ISBN:
9781324036500
1324036508
OCLC:
1499006675

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