{"product_id":"letters-to-a-young-novelist-paperback","title":"Letters to a Young Novelist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNatasha Wimmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMario Vargas Llosa condenses a lifetime of writing, reading, and thought into an essential manual for aspiring writers. Drawing on the stories and novels of writers from around the globe-Borges, Bierce, C line, Cort zar, Faulkner, Kafka, Robbe-Grillet-he lays bare the inner workings of fiction, all the while urging young novelists not to lose touch with the elemental urge to create. Conversational, eloquent, and effortlessly erudite, this little book is destined to be read and re-read by young writers, old writers, would-be writers, and all those with a stake in the world of letters.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARIO VARGAS LLOSA\u003c\/b\u003e was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010 for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat. Peru's foremost writer, he has been awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's most distinguished literary honor, and the Jerusalem Prize. His many works include \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of the Goat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAunt Julia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand the Scriptwriter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe War of the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Storyteller\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762460918048,"sku":"9780312421724","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3f57b09a23a3142f9e9564154820ec65_e4127b0f-0fa6-4308-b311-a014e2473ee8.webp?v=1780221659","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/letters-to-a-young-novelist-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}