Writers on Writers9
Writers on Writers is a series of brief, personal, and creative books in which leading contemporary writers take the measure of other important writers (past or present) who have inspired, influenced, fascinated, or troubled them in significant ways. These books illuminate the complex and sometimes fraught relationships between writers, while also revealing the close ties between creative and critical writing.
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A compelling portrait of a beloved poet from one of today's most acclaimed novelists
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A compelling personal introduction to the life and work of Nobel Prize鈥�winning writer Czes艂aw Mi艂osz from his fellow Polish exile and acclaimed writer Eva Hoffman
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Bestselling novelist Alexander McCall Smith's charming account of how the poet W. H. Auden has helped guide his life鈥攁nd how he might guide yours, too
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A vivid and original account of one of Ireland鈥檚 greatest poets by an acclaimed Irish historian and literary biographer
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An engaging invitation to rediscover Henry Miller鈥攁nd to learn how his anarchist sensibility can help us escape 鈥渢he air-conditioned nightmare鈥� of the modern world
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From one of today's most distinguished critics, a beautifully written exploration of one of the twentieth century's most important literary critics
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Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning poet C. K. Williams's personal reflection on the art of Walt Whitman
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From Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning critic Michael Dirda, a delightful introduction to the creator of Sherlock Holmes
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Notes on Sontag is a frank, witty, and entertaining reflection on the work, influence, and personality of one of the "foremost interpreters of . . . our recent contemporary moment." Adopting Sontag's favorite form, a set of brief essays...