The Nonfictionist's Guide: On Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction
- ISBN-10
- 0742556174
- ISBN-13
- 9780742556171
- Category
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Pages
- 223
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Robert L. Root
Description
As a vital and growing literary genre, nonfiction impacts bestseller lists, writing programs, writersO workshops, and academic conferences on creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. In a lively exploration of its poetics, The NonfictionistOs Guide examines the elements of contemporary nonfiction and suggests imaginative approaches to writing it. Beginning with a new definition of nonfiction and explanation of the nonfiction motive, Robert Root guides both readers and writers through the innovative and stimulating ways we write nonfiction now.
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