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A swipe at John D’Agata
A swipe at John D’Agata
John McPhee: “Is it wrong to alter a fact in order to improve the rhythm of your prose? I know so, and so do you. If you do that, you are by definition not writing nonfiction.”
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A swipe at John D’Agata
From Wittgenstein’s Mistress
From Wittgenstein’s Mistress
“One more passage from David Markson’s 1988 novel, six pages from the end, from a litany of suffering that sounds like something from Molly Bloom’s soliloquy.”
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From Wittgenstein’s Mistress
From Wittgenstein’s Mistress
From Wittgenstein’s Mistress
“In spite of frequently underlining sentences and books that have not been assigned, I did well in college, actually.”
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From Wittgenstein’s Mistress
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Under "fiction," I've added a link for John Steinbeck, to a Paris Review compilation of his thoughts on writing (a free download). Under "p...
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