A swim in a pond in the rain
Saunders, George, 1958-2021
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George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches each of these stories technically yet accessibly, and through them explains how narrative functions; why we stay immersed in a story and why we resist it; and the bedrock virtues a writer must foster. For the process of writing, Saunders reminds us, is as much a craft as it is a quality of openness and a willingness to see the world through new eyes.
Main title:
A swim in a pond in the rain / George Saunders.
Author:
Saunders, George, 1958-, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2021.
Collation:
256 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781526624284 (hbk)
Dewey class:
891.73009891.73891.7
LC class:
PG3097
Local class:
891.73
Language:
English
Subject:
Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852 -- Criticism and interpretationChekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Criticism and interpretationTurgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 -- Criticism and interpretationTolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Criticism and interpretationShort stories, Russian -- History and criticismRussian fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticismReader-response criticism -- United StatesLiteratureLiterature
BRN:
2767439