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Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)

by Ray Bradbury (Author) "Zest. Gusto. How rarely one hears these words used..." (more)
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From Publishers Weekly
As the title suggests, science fiction master Bradbury occasionally sounds like a Zen sage ("You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you"), but for the most part these nine lightweight, zestful essays dispense the sort of shoptalk generally associated with writers' workshops. The title piece aims to help the aspiring writer navigate between the self-consciously literary and the calculatingly commercial. Other essays deal with discovering one's imaginative self; feeding one's muse; the germination of Bradbury's novel Dandelion Wine in his Illinois boyhood; a trip to Ireland; science fiction as a search for new modes of survival; and the author's stage adaptation of his classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Eight poems on creativity round out the volume; noteworthy are "Doing Is Being" and "We Have Our Arts So We Won't Die of Truth."
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal
Famous science fiction author Bradbury here collects ten essays and eight poems from his past writings that illustrate his views on what a writer should do and be. Included are his reflections on the experience of writing, particularly the writing of such well-known works as Fahrenheit 451 and Dandelion Wine. Much autobiographical information is provided in this collection as well. As in his 500 short stories, novels, plays, and poems, Bradbury's warmth and cordiality will charm readers.
- Katherine Thorp, St. Louis Univ.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details
  • Mass Market Paperback: 158 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam (March 1, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553296345
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553296341
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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