{"product_id":"9780771017131","title":"Page Fright: Foibles and Fetishes of Famous Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Page Fright, Harry Bruce reveals that Charles Dickens dashed off 4,000 words a day with goose quills; Victor Hugo wrote his last novel in the nude; Edith Wharton juggled inkpot, pen scissors, paste, and writing board as she worked in bed beside her dog; Marcel Proust created Remembrance of Things Past while lying in a cork-lined room that stank of fumigations; Georges Simenon claimed he stoked his inspiration by having sex with 10,000 women; Henry James demanded on his deathbed to hear someone banging away on his beloved Remington; Isabel Allende never started to work on a novel except on January 8; weeping, bellowing, and singing, Gustave Flaubert was one of the noisiest writers who ever lived; and Margaret Atwood churned out great literature in trains, ships, hotels, and an Alabama town that proudly called itself \"the per capita murder capital of the U.S.\" Bruce proudly calls his Page Fright \"The Book of Revelations\" about writers. The online literary journal January Magazine calls it \"fantastic,\" and simply \"a great book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025891705072,"sku":"9780771017131","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780771017131_p0.jpg?v=1763658049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780771017131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}