First published 1992
In "The Writer on Her Work," seventeen acclaimed authors - from poets to novelists - bare their souls on the craft and act of writing. Bharati Mukherjee ponders the timeless woman within, while others grapple with the gendered challenges of their vocation. Through vivid personal essays, these literary luminaries reveal the joys, fears, and struggles that shape their creative processes, and the profound relationship between the writer and the written word.
Genres: essays, literary-criticism, anthologies, 20th-century, writing, non-fiction, biography-memoir, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-journey
Period: 20th-century
286 pages · Paperback · W W Norton & Co Inc