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- Book Title
- Destiny Thief : Essays on Writing, Writers and Life
- Publication Name
- The Destiny Thief
- Title
- The Destiny Thief
- Subtitle
- Essays on Writing, Writers and Life
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0525435336
- EAN
- 9780525435334
- ISBN
- 9780525435334
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, Literary, Essays
- Release Date
- 04/06/2019
- Release Year
- 2019
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 8.4 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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"I've written a lot about destiny in my fiction," admits Richard Russo, "not because I understand it, but because I'd like to." In the first of these eleven remarkable essays, Russo shares the story of his onetime fiction workshop classmate who, of the two of them, was considered the class star, bound for literary glory. Yet it was Russo who emerged as a major writer. How, he wonders, did he manage to steal his classmate's destiny? What twists of talent and fate determine a would-be writer's path? In each of the pieces collected here, Russo considers the unexpected turns of the creative life. From his grandfather's years cutting gloves to his own teenage dreams of rock stardom; from his first college teaching jobs to his dazzling reads of Dickens and Twain; from the roots of his famous novels to his journey accompanying a dear friend--the writer Jennifer Finney Boylan--as she pursued gender reassignment surgery, The Destiny Thief powerfully reveals the inner workings of one of America's most beloved authors. With Two New Essays
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525435336
ISBN-13
9780525435334
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038675614
Product Key Features
Book Title
Destiny Thief : Essays on Writing, Writers and Life
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Literary, Essays
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Number of Pages
240 Pages
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Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
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"As a whole, the book is a quest to understand nothing less than why life turns out the way it does . . . He weaves scenes from [his] destiny-swapping years--the gut-punching failures; the life of teaching that enabled the life of writing--with literary long takes, illuminating a winding road trip . . . Perhaps what's most admirable about these essays is their genial and searching tone. In this know-it-all age Russo places his faith in the ideals of art--ambiguity, paradox, heresy, the sublime--over the black-and-white ideologies or our current politics."--Jay Fielden, New York Times Book Review "A heartfelt exploration of [Russo's] life as a writer."--Chelsea Adelaine Hassler, POPSUGAR "20 Best New Books to Read in May" "Readers who come to this book in search of the storyteller they know from Russo's fiction will be well-rewarded. . . . [He] proves to be a familiar presence--thoughtful, funny, endearing--and surprising, as well. . . . Russo delivers the cozy intelligence and comic savvy that readers have come to admire."--Joan Silverman, Portland Press Herald "A remarkable and insightful exploration into the mind of a wonderful writer."--Stuart Shiffman, Book Reporter "All-encompassing. . . . Anyone in search of an eye-opening series of essays by a distinguished writer about writing and the writing life need look no further."--Robert Allen Papinchak, The National Book Review "Captivating . . . generous-hearted essays on writing and life [that] fully display Russo's trademark warmth and wit, and are marked by a fair dose of unpretentious wisdom and a genuineness that sometimes borders on self-effacement. . . . The Destiny Thief puzzles with the mysteries of what good writing is and what good living is."--Robert Weibezahl, BookPage "Splendid. . . . These are wise, personal pieces, and readers get to know the author as a comforting, funny, and welcoming guy."-- Kirkus "Certain to please anyone familiar with his short fiction and novels. . . . The unselfconscious voice threading through these nine explorations of writing, writers, and everyday life is a welcome alternative to the all-too-common introspection and fraught 'literariness' found in many recent memoir and essay collections from prominent authors. Readers seeking a deeply insightful record of the creative process and the life guiding it will find resonance here."-- Library Journal (starred) "For aspiring writers, Russo's musings on the art and craft of the novel are a trove of knowledge and guidance. For adoring readers, they are a window into the imagination and inspiration for Russo's beloved novels, screenplays, and short stories. . . . Few authors seem as approachable in print and, one suspects, in person as acclaimed novelist Russo."-- Booklist "Russo's colorful book offers his novel's fans more of his dazzling and moving writing, often revealing glimpses of forces that drive a bestselling fiction writer."-- Publishers Weekly
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