The Faber book of writers on writers:

"This collection includes Jonson on Shakespeare; Hazlitt on Coleridge; Philip Roth dashing the hopes of a dying Bernard Malamud;and V.S. Naipaul leaving Paul Theroux to pay the bill for tea. As W.H. Auden observed, writers have no small talk when they meet; as evidenced here, this frequently le...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Faber and Faber 1999
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:"This collection includes Jonson on Shakespeare; Hazlitt on Coleridge; Philip Roth dashing the hopes of a dying Bernard Malamud;and V.S. Naipaul leaving Paul Theroux to pay the bill for tea. As W.H. Auden observed, writers have no small talk when they meet; as evidenced here, this frequently leads to fireworks. An anthology of rivalry, jealousy, hatred, bitterness and revenge, dotted with occasional moments of admiration, magnanimity and affection". -- Back cover.
Physical Description:XXIII, 216 S.
ISBN:057114649X
0571201296

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