Novelist as a Vocation
Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.<BR><BR>'You end this collection...vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again' Guardian<BR><BR>Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.<BR><BR>In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians.<BR><BR>'Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers' New York Times Book Review<BR><BR>'A fascinating glimpse of the peculiar writerly life' Sunday Times<BR><BR>** A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR**
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Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.<BR><BR>'You end this collection...vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again' Guardian<BR><BR>Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.<BR><BR>In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians.<BR><BR>'Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers' New York Times Book Review<BR><BR>'A fascinating glimpse of the peculiar writerly life' Sunday Times<BR><BR>** A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR**
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197 mm | 127 mm | 16 mm | 164 gr
Erscheinungsjahr
2024
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Taschenbuch
Verlag
Random House UK
ISBN-10
1529918359
ISBN-13
9781529918359
Autor
Haruki Murakami
Weitere Mitwirkende
Goossen, Ted | Gabriel, Philip
Sprache
Englisch
Seitenanzahl
224
Themen
Essays, Schreiben, Technical Writing, Styleguides, Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein, Autobiographie: Schriftsteller, Literaturwissenschaft: Nachschlagewerke, Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Autoren, Kreatives Schreiben, Handbücher
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