Six acclaimed authors discuss the influence of religion on their writing. Includes comment by David Bradley, Allen Ginsberg, Mary Gordon and Jaroslav Pelikan. Third in the Writer's Craft series.
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From Publishers Weekly
The third volume of the Writer's Craft series, based on talks given each winter at the New York Public Library, presents six American writers whose work has its basis in spiritual concerns. Mary Gordon, the highly praised novelist ( Final Payments ), speaks eloquently of the nurturance given to her youthful imagination by Catholic liturgy. Frederic Buechner ( Godric ) traces a correlation between faith and fiction: "both journey forward in time and space and draw their life from that journey." The other four writers are equally eloquent: Hugh Nissenson, who has written about Jewish and Protestant experiences; poet Allen Ginsberg, deeply influenced by Eastern religions; Jaroslav Pelikan, author of The Christian Tradition ; and David Bradley, who describes himself as "touched by the fire." Their widely different approaches all testify to the connection between faith and art. An informal bibliography of each writer's favorite books makes this a doubly instructive volume. Zinsser is the author of On Writing Well.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Far from the "how to" manual its subtitle suggests, this collection of talks first delivered at a 1987 meeting of the Book of the Month Club features discussions by six authors on how their own experiences nurture creativity and spiritual growth. The diversity here is rich and the musings fascinating, whether it be Allen Ginsberg on Pound and Kerouac, Jaroslav Pelikan on the ways Augustine's Confessions became a tool for grace, or Mary Gordon's reflections on her own Catholic background. Artful, provocative, and sophisticated. EC
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Spiritual yet Practical,
By TKP (Herndon, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Spiritual Quests: The Art and Craft of Religious Writing (The Writer's Craft) (Hardcover)
Spiritual Quests offers some terrific pearls of wisdom from various writers whose works contain religious themes. If you want to learn about writing inspirational literature, this may not be the best choice for you, but if you are interested in hearing a variety of perspeictives from people of different faiths and backgrounds, you may enjoy this book. I particularly enjoyed that each writer shared specific instances from his or her writing. Fredrick Buechner's essay was my personal favorite with David Bradley's a close second. The book may be more enjoyable for those who have read something by these writers, but I found food for thought even though I haven't read their works. Spiritual Quests is not a quick read, and some parts do drag. At other times, the "spiritual" aspect of writing was not clear, and some authors seemd to be more interested in sharing the spiritual dimensions of writing (ie. letting your characters guide you) rather than how spirituality can affect a writers' work. But it was still interesting, even if not what I expected.
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