- 280 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Only available on web
About This Book
Contemporary discussions on nonfiction are often riddled with questions about the boundaries between truth and memory, honesty and artifice, facts and lies. Just how much truth is in nonfiction? How much is a lie? Blurring the Boundaries sets out to answer such questions while simultaneously exploring the limits of the form.
This collection features twenty genre-bending essays from today's most renowned teachers and writersâincluding original work from Michael Martone, Marcia Aldrich, Dinty W. Moore, Lia Purpura, and Robin Hemley, among others. These essays experiment with structure, style, and subject matter, and each isaccompanied by the writer's personal reflection on the work itself, illuminating his or her struggles along the way. As these innovative writers stretch the limits of genre, they take us with them, offering readers a front-row seat to an ever-evolving form.
Readers also receive a practical approach to craft thanks to the unique writing exercises provided by the writers themselves. Part groundbreaking nonfiction collection, part writing reference, Blurring the Boundaries serves as the ideal book for literary lovers and practitioners of the craft.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- B.J. Hollars
- Marcia Aldrich
- Monica Berlin
- Eula Biss
- Ryan Boudinot
- Ashley Butler
- Steven Church
- Stuart Dybek
- Beth Ann Fennelly
- Robin Hemley
- Naomi Kimbell
- Kim Dana Kupperman
- Paul Maliszewski
- Michael Martone
- Ander Monson
- Dinty W. Moore
- Susan Neville
- Brian Oliu
- Lia Purpura
- Wendy Rawlings
- Ryan Van Meter
- Writing Exercises
- Contributors