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Author:
Roger Rosenblatt
Publisher:
Turtle Point Press
Date:
April 28, 2020
For those who write and those who want to, a book on the joys and fascinations of the literary life by an author whose work has pleased millions.
What The Reviewers Say
The pieces, in one way or another, express the joy of writing and offer advice, direct and indirect, on leading a life well lived. There is a certain random quality to the selection, and the book is not even Rosenblatt’s first on writing (in 2011, he published a similar collection.
Rosenblatt is not a man stooped by modesty.
Rosenblatt...scoured through his back catalog to produce this delightful collection of short pieces, which include excerpts from his novels and memoirs (some previously unpublished) and selections of his essays.
Appreciative of sound and cadence, Rosenblatt has always been nourished by poets. Sometimes nostalgic, even sad, he regrets that although he has not 'eradicated world poverty' or 'put an end to injustice, or even to casual cruelty,' he has given the world a singular bequest: love.
