The Best Creative Nonfiction (Paperback)

Anyone still asking, "What is creative nonfiction?" will find the answer in this collection of artfully crafted, true stories. Selected by Lee Gutkind, the "godfather behind creative nonfiction," and the staff of Creative Nonfiction, these stories-ranging from immersion journalism to intensely personal essays-illustrate the genre's power and potential. Edwidge Danticat recalls her Uncle Moise's love of a certain four-letter word and finds in his abandonment of the word near the end of his life the true meaning of exile. In "Literary Murder," Julianna Baggott traces her roots as a novelist to her family's "strange, desperate (sometimes conniving and glorious) past" and writes about her decision, in The Madam, to kill off a character based on her grandfather. And Sean Rowe explains why, if you must get arrested, Selma, Alabama, is the place to do it. This exciting and expansive array of works and voices is sure to impress and delight.

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	August 2009
Editors:	Lee Gutkind
Dimensions:	211 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-33025-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Promotions
LSN:	0-393-33025-7
Barcode:	9780393330250

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