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The art of revision : the last word Cover Image

The art of revision : the last word / Peter Ho Davies.

Revision (portion title)
Art of writing revision (other title)

Davies, Peter Ho, 1966- (author.).

Summary:

"Although revision is essential to writing, readers only see the final draft, leaving the practice shrouded in mystery. Peter Ho Davies addresses this invisibility by examining his own work, alongside classic and contemporary authors, while also reaching beyond literature to film adaptations and retconning. And a story about his father--told and retold across the book--serves as impetus for the exhilarating conclusion that it is not just the writing, but the writer, who must change"--Page 4 of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781644450390
ISBN: 1644450399
Physical Description: 12 unnumbered pages, 175 pages ; 18 cm.
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title on cover appears as The art of writing [with the word 'writing' crossed out and replaced by 'revision'].
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174).
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue: A study of provincial life -- Black box -- Other hands, other eyes -- Suck it and see -- Sore thumbs -- Darlings -- Dun, dun...done -- Epilogue: Provincial life redux.