The Faber Book of Writers on Writers
Author | : Sean French |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 057114649X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780571146499 |
Rating | : 4/5 (499 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Faber Book of Writers on Writers written by Sean French and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection includes Jonson on Shakespeare; Hazlitt on Coleridge; Philip Roth dashing the hopes of a dying Bernard Malamud;and V.S. Naipaul leaving Paul Theroux to pay the bill for tea. As W.H. Auden observed, writers have no small talk when they meet; as evidenced here, this frequently leads to fireworks. An anthology of rivalry, jealousy, hatred, bitterness and revenge, dotted with occasional moments of admiration, magnanimity and affection". -- Back cover.