A solemn pleasure [electronic resource] : to imagine, witness, and write / Melissa Pritchard ; Foreword by Bret Anthony Johnston.

"In A Solemn Pleasure, Melissa Pritchard presents an undeniable case for both the power of language and the nurturing constancy of the writing life. This is nonfiction vividly engaged with the world, encompassing the author's journeys into the deeply interior imaginative life required to write ficti...

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Main Author: Pritchard, Melissa (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2015.
Edition:First Edition.
Series:The art of the essay
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Variant Title:
A Solemn Pleasure: To Imagine, Witness, and Write
Format: Electronic eBook

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