The questions that matter most reading, writing, and the exercise of freedom

The questions that matter most

reading writing and the exercise of freedom
Jane Smiley
Book - 2023

"Essays that show how Smiley draws inspiration from across literary history to invigorate her own writing. Among the authors she examines are Marguerite de Navarre, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Willa Cather, Franz Kafka, Halldor Laxness, and Jessica Mitford"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smiley, Jane (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2023]
Subjects:
Smiley, Jane.
Smiley, Jane > Books and reading.
Novelists, American > 20th century > Biography.
Novelists, American > 21st century > Biography.
Authorship.
Fiction > History and criticism.
Fiction > Authorship.
Literary criticism.
Essays.
Short stories.

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