Passion And Craft
CONVERSATIONS WITH NOTABLE WRITERS
In-depth interviews with writers on their craft
Paper – $30
978-0-252-06687-0
Publication Date
Paperback: 02/01/1998
About the Book
The twelve contemporary fiction writers interviewed in Passion and Craft go beyond the merely autobiographical, revealing that, despite their differences, they share passionate devotion and discipline for their craft.
Included are Richard Ford, winner in 1995 of both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award; Gina Berriault, 1997 winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award; Bobbie Ann Mason; T. Coraghessan Boyle; Rick Bass; Leonard Michaels; Christopher Tilghman; Thom Jones; Julia Alvarez; Andre Dubus; Jayne Anne Phillips; and Tobias Wolff.
Their comments will interest readers devoted to their novels and stories, other writers, and aspiring writers.
About the Author
Bonnie Lyons is a professor emerita of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is the author of Henry Roth: The Man and His Work. Bill Oliver is the Writing Center Director and a visiting associate professor of English at Washington and Lee University.Related Titles
