In this brilliant collection, the follow-up to her New York Times
bestseller Reading Like a Writer, the distinguished novelist,
literary critic, and essayist celebrates the pleasures of reading
and pays homage to the works and writers she admires above all
others, from Jane Austen and Charles Dickens to Jennifer Egan and
Roberto Bolano. In an age defined by hyper-connectivity and
constant stimulation, Francine Prose makes a compelling case for
the solitary act of reading and the great enjoyment it brings.
Inspiring and illuminating, What to Read and Why includes
selections culled from Prose's previous essays, reviews, and
introductions, combined with new, never-before-published pieces
that focus on her favorite works of fiction and nonfiction, on
works by masters of the short story, and even on books by
photographers like Diane Arbus. Prose considers why the works of
literary masters such as Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, George
Eliot, and Jane Austen have endured, and shares intriguing insights
about modern authors whose words stimulate our minds and enlarge
our lives, including Roberto Bolano, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Jennifer
Egan, and Mohsin Hamid. Prose implores us to read Mavis Gallant for
her marvelously rich and compact sentences, and her meticulously
rendered characters who reveal our flawed and complex human nature;
Edward St. Aubyn for his elegance and sophisticated humor; and Mark
Strand for his gift for depicting unlikely transformations. Here,
too, are original pieces in which Prose explores the craft of
writing: "On Clarity" and "What Makes a Short Story." Written with
her sharp critical analysis, wit, and enthusiasm, What to Read and
Why is a celebration of literature that will give readers a new
appreciation for the power and beauty of the written word.
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