In this collection of ten essays, Amos Oz shares his rich and rewarding experience as both writer and teacher. As he analyzes the opening sections of novels and short stories by such writers as Agnon, Gogol, Kafka, Chekhov, Garcia Marquez, and Raymond Carver, Oz instructs, challenges, and guides. He writes about the notion of "beginnings," what the beginning of a novel or short story might "mean" to the author and how important it is. And best of all-he entertains. He highlights opening paragraphs in which authors make ...
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In this collection of ten essays, Amos Oz shares his rich and rewarding experience as both writer and teacher. As he analyzes the opening sections of novels and short stories by such writers as Agnon, Gogol, Kafka, Chekhov, Garcia Marquez, and Raymond Carver, Oz instructs, challenges, and guides. He writes about the notion of "beginnings," what the beginning of a novel or short story might "mean" to the author and how important it is. And best of all-he entertains. He highlights opening paragraphs in which authors make promises they may or may not deliver later in the work, or deliver in unexpected ways, or they may deliver more than they have promised. It is a game that miraculously and playfully engages both writer and reader. The Story Begins is a resourceful, accessible, and friendly companion for all students of literature and writing and for all book lovers. "
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Fine in fine dust jacket. First Edition with number line starting with A designating first printing. A great collectible copy! Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 128 p. Audience: Young adult.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket is fine. Book as new. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 128 p. Audience: Young adult. Essays on literature by the late Bialik Prize-, Peace Prize of the German Book Trade-, Legion of Honour-, Israel Prize-, Ovid Prize-, Goethe Prize-, Prince of Asturias Award-, Dan David Prize-, Siegfried Lenz Prize-, Franz Kafka Prize-, Internationaler Literaturpreis Haus der Kulturen der Welt-, Park Kyong-ni Prize-, Stig Dagerman Prize-, and Heinrich Heine Prize-winning author of 'Judas' and 'A Perfect Peace'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
