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Reading Like a Writer

Paperback • 2007 • English

Reading Like a Writer

By Francine Prose

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About the book

An insider's report on how professionals read and write instructs aspiring writers on the methods employed by such literary figures as Kafka, Austen, and Dickens, in a resource that draws on key examples to demonstrate the essentials of good plot and character development. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

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ISBN

9780060777050

Publisher

HarperPerennial

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Reading Like a Writer

Format

Paperback

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