Reading Writers Reading. Canadian Authors' Reflections

SCHAUB, Danielle

ISBN 10: 0888644590 / ISBN 13: 9780888644596

Published by University of Alberta Press / The Hebrew University Magnes Press, 2006

About this Item

2006, XXI,345pp. Illustrated. Cloth with dustjacket. 26 x 28,5 cm. 2,4kg. In good condition. "Canadian authors such as Aritha van Herk, Margaret Atwood, Don Coles, and Michael Crummey share their personal reflections on the transformative experience of reading. Each of the 164 contributions is presented on a single page, with a small b&w candid portrait of the author on the facing page. Photographer and critic Schaub describes her shooting technique and artistic vision in the introduction. "I am a writer because I was a reader first." Alison Gordon. "Nobody has ever written who never read." Mavis Gallant. ".reading is a connection, at once a way and a goal, a liberating destiny." Robert Kroetsch. Over 160 Canadian writers, in English and French, write about their experiences of reading. With striking photographs of each writer, Reading Writers Reading offers a sublime voyage into the heart of literary creation.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reading Writers Reading. Canadian Authors' Reflections
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press / The Hebrew University Magnes Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0888644590
• ISBN 13: 9780888644596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • literatuur

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Synopsis

"I am a writer because I was a reader first." Alison Gordon. "Nobody has ever written who never read." Mavis Gallant. "Reading is a connection, at once a way and a goal, a liberating destiny." Robert Kroetsch. Over 160 Canadian writers, in English and French, write about their experiences of reading. With striking photographs of each writer, Reading Writers Reading offers a sublime voyage into the heart of literary creation. Foreword by Russell Morton Brown.

About the Author

A passionate reader and photographer, Danielle Schaub teaches Canadian fiction and autobiographical writing in Israel. A passionate reader and photographer, Danielle Schaub teaches Canadian fiction and autobiographical writing in Israel.