{"product_id":"9780399590801","title":"Letters to a Young Writer: Some Practical and Philosophical Advice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of the National Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eLet the Great World Spin \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the perfect graduation gift: a lesson in how to be a writer, and so much more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his readers to constantly push the boundaries of experience, to see empathy and wonder in the stories we craft and hear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA paean to the power of language, both by argument and by example, \u003ci\u003eLetters to a Young Writer\u003c\/i\u003e is fierce and honest in its testament to the bruises delivered by writing as both a profession and a calling. It charges aspiring writers to learn the rules and even break them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese fifty-two essays are ultimately a profound challenge to a new generation to bring truth and light to a dark world through their art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the fiction of Colum McCann\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet the Great World Spin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most electric, profound novels I have read in years.”\u003cb\u003e—Jonathan Mahler, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There’s so much passion and humor and pure life force on every page that you’ll find yourself giddy, dizzy, overwhelmed.”\u003cb\u003e—Dave Eggers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reminiscent of the finest work of Michael Ondaatje and Michael Cunningham.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Another sweeping, beautifully constructed tapestry of life . . . Reading McCann is a rare joy.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThirteen Ways of Looking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The irreducible mystery of human experience ties this small collection together, and in each of these stories McCann explores that theme in strikingly effective ways.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Extraordinary . . . incandescent.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060490944752,"sku":"9780399590801","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399590801_p0.jpg?v=1763699161","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399590801","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}