Studying with Miss Bishop : memoirs from a young writers life /
"In Studying with Miss Bishop, Dana Gioia discusses six people who helped him become a writer and better understand what it meant to dedicate one's life to writing. Four were famous authors--Elizabeth Bishop, John Cheever, James Dickey, and Robert Fitzgerald. Two were unknown--Gioia's...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Paul Dry Books,
2021.
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| Edition: | First Paul Dry Books edition. |
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| Summary: | "In Studying with Miss Bishop, Dana Gioia discusses six people who helped him become a writer and better understand what it meant to dedicate one's life to writing. Four were famous authors--Elizabeth Bishop, John Cheever, James Dickey, and Robert Fitzgerald. Two were unknown--Gioia's Merchant Marine uncle and Ronald Perry, a forgotten poet. Each of the six essays provides a vivid portrait; taken together they tell the story of Gioia's own journey from working-class LA to international literary success."--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 182 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781589881518 1589881516 |