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Overview"Charles Baxter's new collection of essays, Wonderlands, joins his other works of nonfiction, Burning Down the House and The Art of Subtext. In the mold of those books, Baxter shares years of wisdom and reflection on what makes fiction work, including essays that were first given as craft talks at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. The essays here range from brilliant thinking on the nature of wonderlands in the fiction of Haruki Murakami and other fabulist writers, to how request moments function in a story. Baxter is equally at home tackling a thorny matter such as charisma (which intersects with political figures like the disastrous forty-fifth US president) as he is bringing new interest to subjects such as list-making in fiction. Amid these craft essays, an interlude of two personal essays-the story of a horrifying car crash and an introspective ""letter to a young poet""-add to the intimate nature of the book. The final essay reflects on a lifetime of writing, and closes with a memorable image of Baxter as a boy, waiting at the window for a parent who never arrives and filling that absence with stories. Wonderlands will stand alongside his prior work as an insightful and lasting work of criticism." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles BaxterPublisher: Graywolf Press,U.S. Imprint: Graywolf Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 20.90cm Weight: 0.332kg ISBN: 9781644450918ISBN 10: 1644450917 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 12 July 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsBaxter's voice is erudite, witty, and humble, and he brings his observations together with smart quips on the writing life . . . Budding novelists, take note. --Publishers Weekly, starred review I have no doubt that [Baxter's] collection of craft essays will be both illuminating and beautiful. . . . A revelatory craft book is a rare and wonderful gift for a writer-slash-reader, and I look forward to devouring this one.--Jessie Gaynor, Literary Hub Baxter's voice is erudite, witty, and humble, and he brings his observations together with smart quips on the writing life . . . Budding novelists, take note. --Publishers Weekly, starred review Author InformationCharles Baxter is the author of fourteen books, most recently the novel The Sun Collective. His stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, and The O. Henry Prize Story Anthology. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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