True Stories, Well Told: From the First 20 Years of Creative Nonfiction Magazine
- ISBN-10
- 1937163172
- ISBN-13
- 9781937163174
- Category
- Literary Collections
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-07-06
- Publisher
- Fourth Chapter Books
- Authors
- Lee Gutkind, Hattie Fletcher
Description
Creative nonfiction is the literary equivalent of jazz: it’s a rich mix of flavors, ideas, voices, and techniques—some newly invented, and others as old as writing itself. This collection of 20 gripping, beautifully-written nonfiction narratives is as diverse as the genre Creative Nonfiction magazine has helped popularize. Contributions by Phillip Lopate, Brenda Miller, Carolyn Forche, Toi Derricotte, Lauren Slater and others draw inspiration from everything from healthcare to history, and from monarch butterflies to motherhood. Their stories shed light on how we live.
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