by Carole Angier (Author), SallyCline (Author)
Fascinating, wide-ranging, hugely knowledgeable - an indispensable guide and a beguiling education William Boyd Packed with insights and advice - just the inspiration to start writing! Jenny Uglow Everyone has a story This book shows how the best writers tell them, and offers advice on how to tell them yourself. Biographers Sally Cline and Carole Angier teach life writing - an area of creative writing that is exploding in popularity - at the world-famous Arvon Foundation. They have distilled the essence of their popular course on memoir, autobiography and biography into this wide-ranging book. The Arvon Book of Life Writing offers three fascinating ways into the genre. First, reflections on their trade by the authors, exploring its special challenges: truth, memory, ethics, evidence and interpretation. Second, personal tips and tales from 32 top British and American life writers - autobiographers and memoirists, literary, sports and celebrity biographers; plus a critic, an agent, a literary editor, two novelists, and a ghost writer. Third, a practical guide, complete with exercises, designed for use in creative writing courses or by individual writers at home. No other book contains such detailed, witty and professional advice on the genre.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 01 Jun 2010
ISBN 10: 1408124181
ISBN 13: 9781408124185
Book Overview: Foreword by leading biographer Michael Holroyd In association with the prestigious Arvon Foundation - the leading professional writing course (tutors have ranged from Beryl Bainbridge to Ian McEwan; past students have included Wendy Cope and Susanna Clarke) Includes tips from 32 leading writers including Andrew Morton, Alan Bennett, Alain de Botton, Victoria Glendinning, Hermione Lee, Jenni Murray, Edmund White