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100 1 $aBoswell, Robert,$d1953-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85027362
245 14 $aThe half-known world :$bon writing fiction /$cRobert Boswell.
260 $aSaint Paul, Minn. ;$aLondon :$bGraywolf,$c[2008], ©2008.
300 $aviii, 189 pages ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 187-189).
505 00 $tThe Half-Known World -- $tProcess and Paradigm -- $tNarrative Spandrels -- $tOn Omniscience -- $tUrban Legends, Pornography, and Literary Fiction -- $tThe Alternate Universe -- $tPolitics and Art in the Novel -- $tPrivate Eye Point of View -- $tYou Must Change Your Life.
520 1 $a"Robert Boswell has been writing, reading, and teaching literature for over twenty years. In this sparkling collection of essays, he brings this vast experience and a keen critical eye to bear on craft issues facing literary writers. Examples from masters such as Leo Tolstoy, Flannery O'Connor, and Alice Munro illustrate this engaging discussion of what makes great writing." "At the same time, Boswell moves readers beyond the classroom, candidly sharing the experiences that have shaped his own writing life. A chance encounter in a hotel bar leads to a fascinating glimpse into his imaginative process. And through the story of a boyhood adventure, Boswell details how important it is for writers to give themselves over to what he calls the "half-known world" of fiction, where surprise and meaning converge."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aFiction$xAuthorship.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048057
650 0 $aFiction$xHistory and criticism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048060
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