Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction
- ISBN-10
- 1400069750
- ISBN-13
- 9781400069750
- Category
- Reference
- Pages
- 195
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Random House Incorporated
- Authors
- Richard Todd, Tracy Kidder
Description
The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of House and the editor of Atlantic Monthly share stories from their literary friendship and respective careers, offering insight into writing principles and mechanics that they have identified as elementary to quality prose.
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