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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100679401334
ISBN-139780679401339
eBay Product ID (ePID)2135220
Product Key Features
TopicGeneral
Publication Year1991
Book TitleNovel
Number of Pages377 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorJames A. Michener
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight31.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN76-004830
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Synopsis"A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story...Suspenseful." THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER James Michener turns the creation and publication of a novel into an extroardinary and exciting experience as he renders believable the intriguing personalities who are the parents to its birth: a writer, editor, critic, and reader are locked in the desperate scenario of life, death, love, and truth. As immediate as today's headlines, as close as the bookshelves, THE NOVEL is a fascinating look into the glamorous world of the writer. Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club
This is the third time I bought this book.
James Michener here describes how a book is written and edited.
He shares how writers deal with book agents, how the latter handles the business.
Michener describes how writers can upgrade their skills.
He describes the kind of writers who succeed and who fail despite great talent.
He also describes how publishing companies struggle, enjoy when a book is received very well.
It describes how hard and diligently houses work.
Given these facts, THE NOVEL is a timeless book for any writer and lover of good books.