- Title:
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On Writers and Writing: Negotiating with the Dead (MP3)
- Written by:
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Margaret Atwood
- Read by:
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Margaret Atwood
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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6 hours 32 minutes
- MP3 size:
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283 MB
- Published:
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January 01 2021
- Available Date:
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January 01 2021
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781867509592
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Philosophy; Short Stories & Anthologies; Writer
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Audible audio
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Price
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What is the role of the writer? Seer? Prophet? High Priest of Art? Court Jester? Or witness to the real world? With a light touch, underlined by seriousness, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain – or excuse! – their activities.
Looking back on her own childhood and writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain – or excuse – their activities, looking at what costumes they have assumed, what roles they have chosen to play.
In her final chapter she takes up the challenge of the title: if a writer is to be seen as 'gifted', who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift? Margaret Atwood's wide reference to other writers is balanced by anecdotes from her own experiences, both in Canada and on the international scene. The lightness of her touch is underlined by a seriousness about the purpose and the pleasures of writing, and by a deep familiarity with the myths and traditions of Western literature.
'A witty and profound rumination about writing.'
The Times
'Wearing her learning lightly, Atwood allows her wit to shine on almost every page.'
Library Journal
'This interesting and compelling book is as wise as it is charming, and it is very charming indeed.'
Washington Post Book World