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3 Minutes or Less: Life Lessons from America's Greatest Writers
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Item Description...
An anthology of never-before-published short essays by America's literary greats. Each October at the PEN Gala, well-known authors take the stage of the Folger Shakespeare Library's Theatre to ponder the meaning of such universal mysteries as "obsession," "illusion," "first love," and more. Each author is given only three minutes or less to speak. The results have been unpredictable--clever, confessional, inspiring, hilarious, profound, and all of them entertaining. These essays have been transcribed for the first time, and comprise this unique anthology.
Among the authors are: Russell Banks, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Annie Dillard, Gail Godwin, Allan Gurganus, Jane Hamilton, Alice Hoffman, Susan Isaacs, Charles Johnson, William Kennedy, Chang-rae Lee, Larry McMurtry, Sue Miller, Joyce Carol Oates, George Plimpton, Francine Prose, Maurice Sendak, Anita Shreve, Jane Smiley, William Styron, Deborah Tannen, John Edgar Wideman.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 384
Dimensions: Length: 8.36" Width: 5.5" Height: 0.98"
Weight: 1.02 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date May 8, 2000
ISBN 1582340692
EAN 9781582340692
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About this Author/Artist The PEN/Faulkner Foundation confers an annual national prize for the best work of fiction by an American author and brings literary programs of quality to the citizens of the Washington metropolitan area.
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 | if you're here, this book is certainly for you. Sep 7, 2005 |
If you are lucky enough to stumble upon this this site.com page, you should buy this book immediately. Why on earth would anyone actively seek such a book? Why does the world need another anthology and by the already famous? I found this at a discount chain store, and my one regret was not buying 10 copies when I had the chance. These short forms are little gems on universal themes (growing up, first love, etc). Susan Sontag has a great piece about writing; she observed, as time goes by, writing doesn't become easier; it becomes harder; wow! I've read about 3/4 of these shorts, and each one gives a different pleasure; try to write a complete story in less than 3 minutes. It ain't easy. The pieces remind me of Dinty Moore's creative nonfiction as well as the pieces you'd find in Brevity literary magazine.
I've been recommending this book to teachers for teaching classes. These pieces are short enough that it will keep the interest of students in this instant gratification world. | | | | Three Cheers Apr 18, 2001 |
| The editorial review for this book mentions that all of the stories are "entertaining." That's not quite true, some of the three minute stories are great, and some of them are downright annoying--but then again, perhaps that's the point. You don't buy a book by hundreds of writers so you can enjoy every letter of it. You buy it to embrace even the minutia of authors you already enjoy, and to sample, even if only briefly, the writings of others without having to invest the time and money required of a hundred different books. Towards that end, this book is simply fantastic. Some of the individual stories are, alone, worth the price of the entire text. Taken as a whole, this novel could only be a disappointment to the illiterate, or to the overly verbose. | | | Write your own review about 3 Minutes or Less: Life Lessons from America's Greatest Writers
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