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Format:

Book

Author:

McDermott, Alice, author.

Title:

What about the baby? : some thoughts on the art of fiction / Alice McDermott.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher, Date:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

Description:

xii, 242 pages ; 22 cm

Summary:

"A collection of essays, lectures, and observations on the art of writing fiction from Alice McDermott, winner of the National Book Award and unmatched "virtuoso of language and image" (Rebecca Steinitz, The Boston Globe)"-- Provided by publisher.

Subjects:

Fiction -- Authorship.

Genre:

Essays.

Other Author:

Container of (work) : McDermott, Alice. What I expect.

Container of (work) : McDermott, Alice. Story.

Container of (work) : McDermott, Alice. Sentencing.

Container of (work) : McDermott, Alice. Mary McCarthy.

Container of (work) : McDermott, Alice. Only connect (eventually)

Container of (work) : McDermott, Alice. William Rehnquist, Robinson Crusoe, rabbit ears, and something about passion.

Container of (work) : McDermott, Alice. Unreasonable degree of sympathy.

Container of (work) : McDermott, Alice. Starting over.

Container of (work) : McDermott, Alice. Coaching.

Container of (work) : McDermott, Alice. Faith and literature.

Contents:

Alice McDermott speaks in italics / Tony Earley -- What I expect -- Story -- Sentencing -- What about the baby? -- Mary McCarthy -- Only connect (eventually) -- William Rehnquist, Robinson Crusoe, rabbit ears, and something about passion: advice from me to me -- An unreasonable degree of sympathy -- Starting over -- Coaching -- Faith and literature -- All drama is family drama -- Voice-overs -- Things -- Remembrance of things that never happened: the art of memoir, the art of fiction -- Finally.

LCCN:

2021011633

ISBN:

9780374130626

0374130620

Other Number:

1182568704

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

922727

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

814 McDermot