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The Sound on the Page: Great Writers Talk about Style and Voice in Writing Paperback - 2005
by Ben Yagoda
Yagoda offers an in-depth look at the importance of a writer's individual style or "voice," based on interviews with more than 40 outstanding contemporary writers. He points out, for instance, that Elmore Leonard and Toni Morrison avoid adverbs, while Christopher Hitchens uses them.
Summary
In writing, style matters. Our favorite writers often entertain, move, and inspire us less by what they say than by how they say it. In The Sound on the Page, acclaimed author, teacher, and critic Ben Yagoda offers practical and incisive help for writers on developing and discovering their own style and voice. This wonderfully rich and readable book features interviews with more than 40 of our most important authors discussing their literary style, including:Dave BarryHarold BloomSupreme Court Justice Stephen BreyerBill BrysonMichael ChabonAndrei CodrescuJunot DiazAdam GopnikJamaica KincaidMichael KinsleyElmore LeonardElizabeth McCracken Susan OrleanCynthia OzickAnna QuindlenJonathan RabanDavid ThomsonTobias Wolff
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We can turn to etymology to understand the origin of the meaning of style-but only at the risk of being seriously misled.
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- Title The Sound on the Page: Great Writers Talk about Style and Voice in Writing
- Author Ben Yagoda
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, U.S.A.
- Date 2005-06-28
- ISBN 9780060938222 / 0060938226
- Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.8 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.03 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Library of Congress subjects Authorship, Authors, English - 20th century
- Dewey Decimal Code 808.042
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