{"product_id":"9781526600943","title":"Letters to a Young Writer: From the New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Booker Prize-longlisted author of Apeirogon and Let","description":"Author: McCann, Colum\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526600943\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI hope there is something here for any young writer     or any older writer, for that matter     who happens to be looking for a teacher to come along, a teacher who, in the end, can really teach nothing at all but fire.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed Colum McCann, author of the National Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eLet the Great World Spin\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a paean to the power of language, and a direct address to the artistic, professional and philosophical concerns that challenge and sometimes torment an author. \u003cbr\u003eComprising fifty-two short prose pieces, \u003ci\u003eLetters to a Young Writer\u003c\/i\u003e ranges from practical matters of authorship, such as finding an agent, the pros and cons of creative writing degrees and handling bad reviews, through to the more joyous and celebratory, as McCann elucidates the pleasures to be found in truthful writing, for-    the best writing makes us glad that we are     however briefly     alive.  '\u003cbr\u003e Emphatic and empathetic, pragmatic and profound, this is an essential companion to any author  's journey     and a deeply personal work from one of our greatest literary voices.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619414298782,"sku":"UBD-9781526600943","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526600943.jpg?v=1773898909","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526600943","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}