Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: Work from 1970 to the Present Contributor(s): Williford, Lex (Editor), Martone, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1416531742 ISBN-13: 9781416531746 Publisher: Touchstone Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2007 Annotation: An exceptional showcase of topflight memoir, literary journalism, personal essay, and cultural criticism, this uniquely comprehensive collection is the first and only creative nonfiction volume to cover all genres, from magazine writing to book excerpts. |
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BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals |
Dewey: 814.540 |
LCCN: 2007039255 |
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.35 lbs) 576 pages |
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Publisher Description: From memoir to journalism, personal essays to cultural criticism, this indispensable anthology brings together works from all genres of creative nonfiction, with pieces by fifty contemporary writers including Cheryl Strayed, David Sedaris, Barbara Kingsol |
Contributor Bio(s): Williford, Lex: - Lex Williford teaches in the bilingual writing program at the University of Texas, El Paso. He previously taught in the writing programs at Southern Illinois University and the University of Alabama. His collection of stories, Macauley's Thumb, was co-winner of the 1993 Iowa School of Letters Award for Short Fiction. He lives with his wife in El Paso, Texas.Martone, Michael: - Michael Martone has taught at Iowa State University, Harvard University, and Syracuse University. He is currently teaching at the University of Alabama, where he has directed the MFA Program in Creative Writing. Double-wide: Collected Fiction is his eighth book of stories. Racing in Place, his third book of nonfiction, will be published in 2008. He has edited six other volumes of prose including the Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction with Lex Williford. He lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. |
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