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What to Read and Why

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

What to Read and Why

By Francine Prose

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About the book

In this brilliant collection, the follow-up to her New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer, the distinguished novelist, literary critic, and essayist celebrates the pleasures of reading and pays homage to the works and writers she admires above all others, from Jane Austen and Charles Dickens to Jennifer Egan and Roberto Bolano.In an age defined by hyper-connectivity and constant stimulation, Francine Prose makes a compelling case for the solitary act of reading and the great enjoyment i...Show more

Literature: history and criticism

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ISBN

9780062397867

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

What to Read and Why

Format

Hardcover

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