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Girl In A Library: On Women Writers And The Writing Life by Kelly Cherry is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Girl In A Library: On Women Writers And The Writing Life about?
Literary Nonfiction. Literary Criticism. Women's Studies. "Poet, memoirist, fiction writer, and critic Cherry has assembled a lissome and winning retrospective collection of essays on writing, reading, and life," writes Donna Seaman in her starred Booklist review. "Piquant essays on family history and her coming-of-age are deepened by reflections on beauty, art, and vocation. In fresh and inquiring portraits of exceptional southern women writers--Eudora Welty, Elizabeth Hardwick, Mary Ward Brown, Bobbie Ann Mason--Cherry explores the nature of a literary life." Library Journal writes, "Cherry explores the craft of writing, tracing her own development from rebellious college student to award-winning author of 19 books... Cherry's story will prove inspirational to aspiring writers as will her critical essays."
Who reads Girl In A Library: On Women Writers And The Writing Life?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kelly Cherry
- Publisher
- Kansas City, Mo.: BkMk Press/University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781886157668
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.36 / 5 (14 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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