Title: Passion and craft : conversations with notable writers /
Authors: Lyons, Bonnie.; Oliver, Bill, 1949-; Lyons, Bonnie,; Oliver, Bill, 1949-
Publisher: University of Illinois Press,
Year: 1998
Subjects: American fiction History and criticism Theory, etc.; Authors, American Interviews; Authorship; Short story; Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.); Storytelling United States.
Abstract: Collection of interviews with 12 contemporary fiction writers.
Contents: Richard Ford : important acts -- Bobbie Ann Mason : quiet rebellions -- T. Coraghessan Boyle : entertainments and provocations -- Gina Berriault : "Don't I know you?" -- Rick Bass : out of boundaries -- Leonard Michaels : the lyric impulse -- Christopher Tilghman : grappling with the holy mysteries -- Thom Jones : a way of feeling better -- Julia Alvarez : "A clean windshield" -- Andre Dubus : "Passion is better" -- Jayne Anne Phillips : the mystery of language -- Tobias Wolff : citizens and outlaws.