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Hell and Back: Reflections on Writers and Writing from Dante to Rushdie
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Arcade Pub
Publication date December 6, 2002
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781559706537
ISBN-10 1559706538
Dimensions 1 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight 1.20 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $14.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Filled with humor and insight, a vast array of thought-provoking reflections on literature and the art of writing discusses literary masterpieces from such authors as Samuel Beckett, Jorge Luis Borges, Henry Green, Christina Stead, and Giovanni Verga. Reprint. (view table of contents)
Amazon.com description: Product Description: HELL AND BACK offers a wide range of wonderfully challenging, always provocative reflections on literature and the art of writing. The lead essay on Dante sets the tone for the entire collection: erudite, contemplative, witty, and meticulous, it constantly offers new insights into The Inferno. Mixing biographical background with astute literary detection, Parks writes also of Samuel Beckett, Jorge Luis Borges, Henry Green, Salman Rushdie, Jose Saramago, Christina Stead, and a dozen others. ìWriterly Rancourîówhich Parks calls ìthe fizz of contradiction . . . at the heart of the writing endeavorîóis itself worth the price of admission.

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Hardcover
Book cover for 9781559706100
 
from Arcade Pub (November 1, 2001)
9781559706100 | details & prices | 341 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $25.95
About: Reflections on literature and the art of writing discuss literary masterpieces from such authors as Giacomo Leopardi, Jorge Luis Borges, Henry Green, Christina Stead, and Giovanni Verga.
Paperback
Book cover for 9781559706537 Book cover for 9781611451641 Book cover for 9781611458848
 
Reprint edition from Arcade Pub (October 1, 2013)
9781611458848 | details & prices | 341 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $14.95
from Arcade Pub (April 18, 2011)
9781611451641 | details & prices | 464 pages | List price $27.95
About: This title collects 19 essays by novelist Parks, many of which first appeared in the New York Review of Books.
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Reprint edition from Arcade Pub (December 6, 2002)
9781559706537 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Filled with humor and insight, a vast array of thought-provoking reflections on literature and the art of writing discusses literary masterpieces from such authors as Samuel Beckett, Jorge Luis Borges, Henry Green, Christina Stead, and Giovanni Verga.

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