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A solemn pleasure, to imagine, witness, and write, Melissa Pritchard ; Foreword by Bret Anthony Johnston

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A solemn pleasure, to imagine, witness, and write, Melissa Pritchard ; Foreword by Bret Anthony Johnston

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A solemn pleasure

Oclc number

904194404

Responsibility statement

Melissa Pritchard ; Foreword by Bret Anthony Johnston

Series statement

The art of the essay

Sub title

to imagine, witness, and write

Summary

"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 fiction, a search for the lost legacy of American literature as embodied by Walt Whitman, reports from Afghanistan while embedded with a young female GI, tales of travels with Ethiopian tribes, and the heartrending story of her informally adopted son William, a former Sudanese child slave. Pritchard's passion for writing and storytelling educates, honors, and inspires"--, Provided by publisher

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