Reading Like a Writer：A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

InherentertainingandedifyingNewYorkTimesbestseller,acclaimedauthorFrancineProseinvitesyoutositbyhersideandtakeaguidedtourofthetoolsandthetricksofthemastersanddiscoverwhytheirworkhasendured.Writtenwithpassion,humor,andwisdom,ReadingLikeaWriterwillinspirereaderstoreturntoliteraturewithafresheyeandaneagerheart—totakepleasureinthelongandmagnificentsentencesofPhilipRothandthebreathtakingparagraphsofIsaacBabel;tolooktoJohnLeCarréforalessoninhowtoadvanceplotthroughdialogue,andtoFlanneryO'Connorforthecunninguseofthetellingdetail.And,mostimportantly,shecautionsreaderstoslowdownandpayattentiontowords,therawmaterialoutofwhichallliteratureiscrafted.