The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist by Orhan Pamuk
$24.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film, or a poem? In this inspired, thoughtful, deeply personal book, Orhan Pamuk takes us into the worlds of the writer and the reader, revealing their intimate connection ...Show more
Why Translation Matters by Edith Grossman
$34.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
"Why Translation Matters" argues for the cultural importance of translation, and for a more encompassing and nuanced appreciation of the translator's role. As the acclaimed translator Edith Grossman writes in her introduction, 'My intention is to stimulate a new consideration of an area of literature th ...Show more
Great Books, Bad Arguments: Republic, Leviathan, and the Communist Manifesto by W.G. Runciman
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Category: On Writing
Plato's "Republic", Hobbes' "Leviathan", and Marx's "Communist Manifesto" are universally acknowledged classics of Western political thought. But how strong are the core arguments on which they base their visions of the good society that they want to bring into being? In this lively and provocative book ...Show more
A Reader on Reading by Alberto Manguel
$49.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
In this major collection of his essays, Alberto Manguel, whom George Steiner has called 'the Casanova of reading', argues that the activity of reading, in its broadest sense, defines our species. "We come into the world intent on finding narrative in everything", writes Manguel, "landscape, the skies, t ...Show more
A Truth Universally Acknowledged by Susannah Carson (ed)
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Category: On Writing
For so many of us a Jane Austen novel is much more than the epitome of a great read. It is a delight and a solace, a challenge and a reward, and perhaps even an obsession. For two centuries Austen has enthralled readers. Few other authors can claim as many fans or as much devotion. So why are we so fasc ...Show more
This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosley
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Category: On Writing
Is that great novel still a seed in your mind, waiting for just the right time to emerge? When school is finished? When the kids have graduated? When you retire? No more excuses! You can write a novel and in this essential book of tips and practical advice for the aspiring writer, bestselling athor Walt ...Show more
A Reading Diary : A Year of Favourite Books by Alberto Manguel
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Category: On Writing
While travelling in Calgary, Alberto Manguel was struck by how the novel he was reading seemed to reflect the world he was living in. An article in the daily paper would be suddenly illuminated by a passage in the novel; a long reflection would be prompted by a single word. He decided to keep a record o ...Show more
Tell Me No Lies - Investigative journalism and its triumphs by John Pilger (ed)
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Category: On Writing
Over the last few decades, 'investigative journalism' has come to mean a kind of reporting that reveals the truth behind the facade and exposes the underlying agendas of those in power. For the last 30 years nobody has been better known for revealing those 'hidden agendas' than John Pilger. In this anth ...Show more
The Art of Fiction by David Lodge
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Category: On Writing
In this entertaining and enlightening collection David Lodge considers the art of fiction under a wide range of headings, drawing on writers as diverse as Henry James, Martin Amis, Jane Austen and James Joyce. Looking at ideas such as the Intrusive Author, Suspense, the Epistolary Novel, Magic Realism a ...Show more