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Pen in Hand

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

Pen in Hand

By Tim Parks

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About the book

"How can other people like the books we don't like? What benefit can we get from rereading a work? Can we read better? If so, how? These and many other questions, ranging from the field of writing to that of reading and translation, are given a comprehensive answer in a series of stimulating and challenging literary essays that will be a perfect read for all book explorers and practitioners of the pen. After delighting us with his novels and many volumes of non-fiction, Tim Parks - who is not on...Show more

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ISBN

9781846884573

Publisher

Alma Books Ltd

Published year

2019

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Pen in Hand

Format

Hardcover

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