Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction

作者 Tracy著Richard Todd著
出版社 Random House Trade
出版时间 2013年8月
ISBN 9780812982152
定价 117.70

内容简介

NAMEDONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBY"KIRKUSREVIEWS""GoodProse"isaninspiringbookaboutwriting--aboutthecreationofgoodprose--andtherecordofawarmandproductiveliteraryfriendship.Thestorybeginsin1973,intheofficesof"TheAtlanticMonthly,"inBoston,whereayoungfreelancewriternamedTracyKiddercamelookingforanassignment.RichardToddwastheeditorwhoencouragedhim.Fromthatarticlegrewalifelongassociation.Beforelong,Kidder's"TheSoulofaNewMachine,"thefirstbookthetwoworkedontogether,hadwonthePulitzerPrize.Itwasaheadymoment,butforKidderandTodditwasonlythebeginningofaneducationintheartofnonfiction."GoodProse"exploresthreemajornonfictionforms:narratives,essays,andmemoirs.KidderandTodddrawcandidly,sometimescomically,ontheirownexperience--theirmistakesaswellasaccomplishments--todemonstratethepragmaticwaysinwhichcreativeproblemsgetsolved.Theyalsoturntotheworksofawiderangeofwriters,novelistsaswellasnonfictionwriters,formodelsandinstruction.Theytalkaboutnarrativestrategies(andabouthowtofindastory,sometimesinsurprisingplaces),abouttheethicalchallengesofnonfiction,andabouttherealitiesofmakingalivingasawriter.Theyoffersometartandemphaticopinionsonthecurrentstateoflanguage.Andtheytakeaclearstandagainstplayingloosewiththefacts.Theiradviceisalwaysgroundedinthepracticalworldofwritingandpublishing."GoodProse"--likeStrunkandWhite's"TheElementsofStyle--"isasuccinct,authoritative,andentertainingarbiterofstandardsincontemporarywriting,offeringguidancefortheprofessionalwriterandthebeginneralike.Thiswiseandusefulbookistheperfectcompanionforanyonewholovestoreadgoodbooksandlongstowriteone.Praisefor"GoodProse""Smart,lucid,andentertaining."--"TheBostonGlobe""""Youareinsuchgoodcompany--congenial,ironic,abitold-school--thatyou'rehappytofollow[KidderandTodd]wheretheyleadyou."--"TheWallStreetJournal""[A]well-structured,to-the-point,genuinelyuseful,andfun-to-readguidetowritingnarrativenonfiction,essays,andmemoir...Crisp,informative,andmind-expanding."--"Booklist""""Agem...Thefinerpointsofcreativenonfictionaremoldedintoaninspiringreadthatwillaffectthewould-bewriterasmuchasAnneLamott's"BirdbyBird"orStephenKing's"OnWriting.."..Thisisamustreadfornonfictionwriters."--"LibraryJournal""""Asapproachableandapplicableasanywritingmanualavailable."--AssociatedPress"FromtheHardcoveredition."

作者简介

TracyKiddergraduatedfromHarvardandstudiedattheUniversityofIowa.HehaswonthePulitzerPrize,theNationalBookAward,theRobertF.KennedyBookAward,andmanyotherliteraryprizes.TheauthorofStrengthinWhatRemains,MyDetachment,MountainsBeyondMountains,HomeTown,OldFriends,AmongSchoolchildren,House,andTheSoulofaNewMachine,TracyKidderlivesinMassachusetts.RichardToddwaseducatedatAmherstandStanford.Hehasspentmanyyearsasamagazineandbookeditor,andhaswrittenarticlesonawiderangeofculturalthemesforHarper’s,TheAtlanticMonthly,TheNewYorkTimesMagazine,CondéNastTraveler,andtheColumbiaJournalismReview,amongothers.Heistheauthorofapreviousbook,TheThingItself,andheteachesintheMFAprogramatGoucherCollege.,,,

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