num_pages: 288
description: Distinguished poet and novelist Jay Parini presents some of his best essays―both classic and unpublished works―on topics ranging from baseball to Frost and Emerson to the culture of creative writing. For aspiring writers, Some Necessary Angels is an illuminating glimpse into the workshop of a distinguished novelist and critic. For readers who share Parini's love of language, it is an invigorating expression of faith.
language: English
title: Some Necessary Angels
titlecomplete: Some Necessary Angels
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Columbia University Press