The fine art of literary fist-fighting : how a bunch of rabble-rousers, outsiders, and ne'er-do-wells concocted creative nonfiction /
In the 1970s, Lee Gutkind, a leather-clad hippie motorcyclist and former public relations writer, fought his way into the academy. Then he took on his colleagues. His goal, to make creative nonfiction an accepted academic discipline, one as vital as poetry, drama and fiction. In this book Gutkind te...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven, Connecticut :
Yale University Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | In the 1970s, Lee Gutkind, a leather-clad hippie motorcyclist and former public relations writer, fought his way into the academy. Then he took on his colleagues. His goal, to make creative nonfiction an accepted academic discipline, one as vital as poetry, drama and fiction. In this book Gutkind tells the true story of how creative nonfiction became a leading genre for both readers and writers. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 292 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300251159 0300251157 |