{"product_id":"why-writing-matters-paperback","title":"Why Writing Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Delbanco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing lessons from writers of all ages and writing across genres, a distinguished teacher and writer reveals the enduring importance of writing for our time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this new contribution to Yale University Press's Why X Matters series, a distinguished writer and scholar tackles central questions of the discipline of writing. Drawing on his own experience with such mentors as John Updike, John Gardner, and James Baldwin, and in turn having taught such rising stars as Jesmyn Ward, Delbanco looks in particular at questions of influence and the contradictory, simultaneous impulses toward imitation and originality. Part memoir, part literary history, and part analysis, this unique text will resonate with students, writers, writing teachers, and bibliophiles.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Delbanco\u003c\/b\u003e is the Robert Frost Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. He has published thirty previous books of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Concord\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpring and Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Countess of Stanlein Restored\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Suitcase: Reflections on the Literary Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.32 x 4.65 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766905372960,"sku":"9780300264821","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a00169f0e13fe4b9c0a95869cd4076cd.webp?v=1780300815","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/why-writing-matters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}