A Solemn Pleasure To Imagine, Witness, and Write
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Sell my copyAuthor: Melissa Pritchard
Title: A Solemn Pleasure To Imagine, Witness, and Write
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 205
Release Date: 2015
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"A writer at the height of her powers" (Oprah.com) reflects on a literary life pulled in two directions: from war zone journalism to the writing and teaching of fiction
In an essay entitled "Spirit and Vision" Melissa Pritchard poses the question: "Why write?" Her answer reverberates throughout A Solemn Pleasure, presenting an undeniable case for both the power of language and the nurturing constancy of the writing life. Whether describing the deeply interior imaginative life required to write fiction, searching for the lost legacy of American literature as embodied by Walt Whitman, being embedded with a young female GI in Afghanistan, traveling with Ethiopian tribes, or revealing the heartrending story of her informally adopted son William, a former Sudanese child slave, this is nonfiction vividly engaged with the world. In these fifteen essays, Pritchard shares her passion for writing and storytelling that educates, honors, and inspires.
Melissa Pritchard is the author of the novel Palmerino, the short story collection The Odditorium, and the essay collection A Solemn Pleasure: To Imagine, Witness, and Write, among other books. Emeritus Professor of English and Women's Studies at Arizona State University, she now lives in Columbus, Georgia.
EAN: 9781934137963
Package Dimensions: Height: 7.5 Inches, Length: 5 Inches, Weight: 0.43651527876 Pounds, Width: 0.5 Inches
Languages: en
