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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Modern Library
Publication date
September 1, 2002
Pages
184
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679783510
ISBN-10
0679783512
Dimensions
0.25 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.35 lbs.
Original list price
$15.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In a collection of interviews, fifteen National Book Award winners and finalists--including James Carroll, Don DeLillo, E. L. Doctorow, David McCullough, Alice McDermott, and Cynthia Ozick--examine the profound relationship between reading and writing and describe the book that has had a profound influence on his or her life. Original. 20,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Every reader can name at least one book that changed his or her lifeâand many more beloved titles will surely come to mind as well. In The Book That Changed My Life, fifteen of Americaâs most influential authors discuss their own special literary choices. These unique interviews with National Book Award winners and finalists offer new insights into the many ways in which the experience of reading shapes the act of writing. Robert Stone on Joseph Conradâs Victory, Cynthia Ozick on Henry Jamesâs Washington Square, Charles Johnson on Jack Londonâs The Sea-Wolfâeach approaches the question of literary influence, while offering rich and wonderful revelations about his or her own writing career. James Carroll, Don DeLillo, E. L. Doctorow, Diane Johnson, Philip Levine, David Levering Lewis, Barry Lopez, David McCullough, Alice McDermott, Grace Paley, Linda Pastan, and Katherine Paterson are the other distinguished contributors to this collection of informed, insightful interviews.
Editions
Hardcover
from Modern Library (September 1, 2002); titled "The Book That Changed My Life: Interviews With National Book Award Winners and Finalists"
9780679642855 | details & prices | List price $24.95
About: Every reader can name at least one book that changed his or her lifeâand many more beloved titles will surely come to mind as well.
About: Every reader can name at least one book that changed his or her lifeâand many more beloved titles will surely come to mind as well.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Neil Baldwin (other contributor) |
from Modern Library (September 1, 2002); titled "The Book That Changed My Life: Interviews With National Book Award Winners and Finalists"
9780679783510 | details & prices | 184 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.25 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $15.00
About: In a collection of interviews, fifteen National Book Award winners and finalists examine the profound relationship between reading and writing and describe the book that has had the most influence on his or her life.
About: In a collection of interviews, fifteen National Book Award winners and finalists examine the profound relationship between reading and writing and describe the book that has had the most influence on his or her life.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (July 1, 2003)
9780613591423 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.62 lbs | List price $24.50
About: In a collection of interviews, fifteen National Book Award winners and finalists examine the profound relationship between reading and writing and describe the book that has had the most influence on his or her life.
About: In a collection of interviews, fifteen National Book Award winners and finalists examine the profound relationship between reading and writing and describe the book that has had the most influence on his or her life.
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