Harajuku Lovers

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Mast

Description: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves—and our world today. LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Time, San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Town & Country, The Rumpus, Electric Lit, Thrillist, BookPage • “[A] worship song to writers and readers.”—Oprah Daily For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it’s more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. In his introduction, Saunders writes, “We’re going to enter seven fastidiously constructed scale models of the world, made for a specific purpose that our time maybe doesn’t fully endorse but that these writers accepted implicitly as the aim of art—namely, to ask the big questions, questions like, How are we supposed to be living down here? What were we put here to accomplish? What should we value? What is truth, anyway, and how might we recognize it?” He approaches the stories technically yet accessibly, and through them explains how narrative functions; why we stay immersed in a story and why we resist it; and the bedrock virtues a writer must foster. The process of writing, Saunders reminds us, is a technical craft, but also a way of training oneself to see the world with new openness and curiosity. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain is a deep exploration not just of how great writing works but of how the mind itself works while reading, and of how the reading and writing of stories make genuine connection possible.

Price: 46.55 USD

Location: Pacific Grove, California

End Time: 2024-11-30T18:49:20.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.38 USD

Product Images

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Mast

Item Specifics

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Return policy details:

price: 30.09

yearPublished: 2021

Author: Saunders, George

Book Title: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Mast

Language: English

Format: Hardcover

Recommended

Bestway Flowclear 1,000 Gallons per Hour Above Ground Swimming Pool Filter Pump
Bestway Flowclear 1,000 Gallons per Hour Above Ground Swimming Pool Filter Pump

$92.99

View Details
Torrid Swim Bottom Sz L (12) High Rise Adjustable Side Tummy Control Beach
Torrid Swim Bottom Sz L (12) High Rise Adjustable Side Tummy Control Beach

$39.99

View Details
Solaxx MET20A SafeDip 6 in 1 Swimming Pool Chemistry Digital Tester
Solaxx MET20A SafeDip 6 in 1 Swimming Pool Chemistry Digital Tester

$289.49

View Details
3.5 Swim Minnow Chartreuse Sexy Shad Paddle Tail Swimbait Trailer for A Rig 50pk
3.5 Swim Minnow Chartreuse Sexy Shad Paddle Tail Swimbait Trailer for A Rig 50pk

$11.99

View Details
Hollister Swim Shorts Mens 32 Red White Blue Lined Swim Trunks Beach Pool Party
Hollister Swim Shorts Mens 32 Red White Blue Lined Swim Trunks Beach Pool Party

$10.55

View Details
1911 Postcard-Pretty Lady Wearing a Swim Dress About To Dive in Water off Dock
1911 Postcard-Pretty Lady Wearing a Swim Dress About To Dive in Water off Dock

$2.99

View Details
1940's Naughty MAN IN SWIM TRUNKS  HE'S A BREAST-STROKE CHAMP Postcard funny
1940's Naughty MAN IN SWIM TRUNKS HE'S A BREAST-STROKE CHAMP Postcard funny

$1.00

View Details
Victoria's Secret Swim Shine Strap Triangle Bikini Top Capri Sea - Select A Size
Victoria's Secret Swim Shine Strap Triangle Bikini Top Capri Sea - Select A Size

$13.99

View Details
Clifford Takes A Swim Paperback Book
Clifford Takes A Swim Paperback Book

$4.00

View Details
Clifford Takes a Swim - 1338087169, paperback, Norman Bridwell
Clifford Takes a Swim - 1338087169, paperback, Norman Bridwell

$4.47

View Details