The Resource A solemn pleasure : to imagine, witness, and write, by Melissa Pritchard ; foreword by Bret Anthony Johnston
A solemn pleasure : to imagine, witness, and write, by Melissa Pritchard ; foreword by Bret Anthony Johnston
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- Summary
- "In A Solemn Pleasure, Melissa Pritchard presents an undeniable case for both the power of language and the nurturing constancy of the writing life. This is nonfiction vividly engaged with the world, encompassing the author's journeys into the deeply interior imaginative life required to write fiction, a search for the lost legacy of American literature as embodied by Walt Whitman, reports from Afghanistan while embedded with a young female GI, tales of travels with Ethiopian tribes, and the heartrending story of her informally adopted son William, a former Sudanese child slave. Pritchard's passion for writing and storytelling educates, honors, and inspires"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 205 pages
- Isbn
- 9781934137963
- Label
- A solemn pleasure : to imagine, witness, and write
- Title
- A solemn pleasure
- Title remainder
- to imagine, witness, and write
- Statement of responsibility
- by Melissa Pritchard ; foreword by Bret Anthony Johnston
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In A Solemn Pleasure, Melissa Pritchard presents an undeniable case for both the power of language and the nurturing constancy of the writing life. This is nonfiction vividly engaged with the world, encompassing the author's journeys into the deeply interior imaginative life required to write fiction, a search for the lost legacy of American literature as embodied by Walt Whitman, reports from Afghanistan while embedded with a young female GI, tales of travels with Ethiopian tribes, and the heartrending story of her informally adopted son William, a former Sudanese child slave. Pritchard's passion for writing and storytelling educates, honors, and inspires"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pritchard, Melissa
- Dewey number
- 808.02
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN145
- LC item number
- .P65 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1971-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Johnston, Bret Anthony
- Series statement
- The art of the essay
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Authorship
- Storytelling
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading
- Label
- A solemn pleasure : to imagine, witness, and write, by Melissa Pritchard ; foreword by Bret Anthony Johnston
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1603248
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 205 pages
- Isbn
- 9781934137963
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2015006170
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1603248
- (OCoLC)904194404
- Label
- A solemn pleasure : to imagine, witness, and write, by Melissa Pritchard ; foreword by Bret Anthony Johnston
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1603248
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 205 pages
- Isbn
- 9781934137963
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2015006170
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1603248
- (OCoLC)904194404
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