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"Highly enjoyable . . .
Studying with Miss Bishop
offers the opportunity to encounter writing as an act of civility."
―
Wall Street Journal
"Fascinating snapshots of remarkable encounters which, when brought together, chart a delightfully unusual path to literary success."
Booklist
"Reading this memoir is like being at one of those memorable dinner parties, attended by the best and brightest, sparkling with wit and excellent conversations. You don’t want it to be over, the conversations to end! But with books, you need not worry. You can go back to the party, savor it, reread it again, and again."
—Julia Alvarez, author of
In the Time of the Butterflies
and
Afterlife
In
, 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.
Studying with Miss Bishop
offers the opportunity to encounter writing as an act of civility."
―
Wall Street Journal
"Fascinating snapshots of remarkable encounters which, when brought together, chart a delightfully unusual path to literary success."
Booklist
"Reading this memoir is like being at one of those memorable dinner parties, attended by the best and brightest, sparkling with wit and excellent conversations. You don’t want it to be over, the conversations to end! But with books, you need not worry. You can go back to the party, savor it, reread it again, and again."
—Julia Alvarez, author of
In the Time of the Butterflies
and
Afterlife
In
, 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.
"Highly enjoyable . . .
Studying with Miss Bishop
offers the opportunity to encounter writing as an act of civility."
―
Wall Street Journal
"Fascinating snapshots of remarkable encounters which, when brought together, chart a delightfully unusual path to literary success."
Booklist
"Reading this memoir is like being at one of those memorable dinner parties, attended by the best and brightest, sparkling with wit and excellent conversations. You don’t want it to be over, the conversations to end! But with books, you need not worry. You can go back to the party, savor it, reread it again, and again."
—Julia Alvarez, author of
In the Time of the Butterflies
and
Afterlife
In
, 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.
Studying with Miss Bishop
offers the opportunity to encounter writing as an act of civility."
―
Wall Street Journal
"Fascinating snapshots of remarkable encounters which, when brought together, chart a delightfully unusual path to literary success."
Booklist
"Reading this memoir is like being at one of those memorable dinner parties, attended by the best and brightest, sparkling with wit and excellent conversations. You don’t want it to be over, the conversations to end! But with books, you need not worry. You can go back to the party, savor it, reread it again, and again."
—Julia Alvarez, author of
In the Time of the Butterflies
and
Afterlife
In
, 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.
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