书籍信息
书籍信息
- 作者：George Saunders
- 出版时间：2021-1-12
- 定价：GBP 16.99
- 页数：432
- ISBN：9781526624284
书籍介绍
FromtheManBookerPrize-winning,NewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthorofLincolnintheBardo,aliterarymasterclassonhowtobecomebothabetterwriterandreader,onwhatmakesgreatstorieswork,andwhattheycantellusabouthowtolive.
InASwiminaPondintheRain,GeorgeSaundersguidesthereaderthroughsevenclassicRussianshortstorieshe'sbeenteachingfortwentyyearsasaprofessorintheprestigiousSyracuseUniversitygraduateMFAcreativewritingprogram.
PairedwithstoriesbyChekhov,Turgenev,Tolstoy,andGogol,theseessaysareintendedforanyoneinterestedinhowfictionworksandwhyit'smorerelevantthaneverintheseturbulenttimes.Saundersapproacheseachofthesestoriestechnicallyyetaccessibly,andthroughthemexplainshownarrativefunctions;whywestayimmersedinastoryandwhyweresistit;andthebedrockvirtuesawritermustfoster.Fortheprocessofwriting,Saundersremindsus,isasmuchacraftasitisaqualityofopennessandawillingnesstoseetheworldthroughneweyes.Funny,frank,andrigorous,ASwiminaPondintheRainultimatelyshowshowgreatfictioncanchangeaperson'slifeandbecomeabenchmarkofone'smoralandethicalbeliefs.
