A collection of reflections on writing and the nature of the writer from one the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Throughout Hemingway's career as a writer, he maintained that it was bad luck to talk about writing--that it takes off "whatever butterflies have on their wings and the arrangement of hawk's feathers if you show it or talk about it." Despite this belief, by the end of his life he had done just what he intended not to do. In his novels and stories, in letters to editors, friends, fellow artists, and critics, in interviews and in commissioned articles on the subject, Hemingway wrote often about writing. And he wrote as well and as incisively about the subject as any writer who ever lived... This book contains Hemingway's reflections on the nature of the writer and on elements of the writer's life, including specific and helpful advice to writers on the craft of writing, work habits, and discipline. The Hemingway personality comes through in general wisdom, wit, humor, and insight, and in his insistence on the integrity of the writer and of the profession itself. --From the Preface by Larry W. Phillips
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0684854295
ISBN-13
9780684854298
eBay Product ID (ePID)
701488
Product Key Features
Author
Larry W. Phillips
Publication Name
Ernest Hemingway on Writing
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
American / General, Modern / General, Composition & Creative Writing
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
5.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2007-540318
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Ps3515.E37a6 1999
Table of Content
Contents Foreword by Charles Scribner, Jr. Preface 1. What Writing Is and Does 2. The Qualities of a Writer 3. The Pain and Pleasure of Writing 4. What to Write About 5. Advice to Writers 6. Working Habits 7. Characters 8. Knowing What to Leave Out 9. Obscenity 10. Titles 11. Other Writers 12. Politics 13. The Writer's Life