Reading Writers Reading - Canadian Authors' Reflections

"I am a writer because I was a reader first." Alison Gordon. "Nobody has ever written who never read." Mavis Gallant. ".reading is a connection, at once a way and a goal, a liberating destiny." Robert Kroetsch. Over 160 Canadian writers, in English and French, write about their experiences of reading. With striking photographs of each writer, Reading Writers Reading offers a sublime voyage into the heart of literary creation.

Summary

With striking photographs of each writer, Reading Writers Reading offers a sublime voyage into the heart of literary creation.

Product details

• Assisted by: Danielle Schaub (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2006
• EAN: 9780888644596
• ISBN: 978-0-88864-459-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 285 mm x 262 mm x 35 mm
• Weight: 2300 g
• Series: Currents; Currents
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system