Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Fish appreciates fine sentences. The "New York Times" columnist and world-class professor offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader).
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Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Fish appreciates fine sentences. The "New York Times" columnist and world-class professor offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader).
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New. 2012. Reprint. Paperback. If you know sentences, you know everything. Good sentences promise nothing less than lessons and practice in the organization of the world. This title offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader). Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
For Prof. Fish, good writing begins with good sentences. His first couple of chapters nail down some principles about sentence writing and how sentences set up and guide (or sometimes subvert) the reader's expectation. He then narrows his inquiry to consideration of sentences from specifically satirical works, and the book sags a little as some of the sentences he chooses (and some of the ones he writes himself) prove unsatisfying examples of what he appears to advocate. But don't quit. The chapters on great opening sentences and especially great closing sentences are worth the price of the book.