Moments of invention
Subtitle: portraits of 21 New Zealand writers
By: text by Greg O'Brien ; photographs by Robert Cross.
Publisher: Heinemann Reed
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Birkenhead, Auckland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: Authors, New Zealand -- 20th century -- Portraits.; Authors, New Zealand -- 20th century -- Biography.; New Zealand literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Authorship.; New Zealand -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Description: " ... Based on interviews, the text includes extracts from novels, short stories and poems, some of which have not been published before. The authors talk about what is important to them as writers, the mechanics of writing, and why they write what they do. They also discuss those inexplicable 'moments of invention' or inspiration that are at the heart of creative writing. The accompanying photographs are, in themselves, moments of invention, capturing writers in their own environments and bringing to life the people behind the writing. ..."--Back cover.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 145-150.