{"product_id":"whos-writing-this-fifty-five-writers-on-humor-courage-self-loathing-and-the-creative-process-paperback","title":"Who's Writing This?: Fifty-Five Writers on Humor, Courage, Self-Loathing, and the Creative Process - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Halpern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter seeing a new translation of Jorge Luis Borges′s mini-essay \"Borges and I\" (included here), Halpern asked numerous writers to muse briefly on \"the fictional persona ′behind the scenes,′\" the alter(ed) ego that accompanies creation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He asked some 50 well-known authors-such as Margaret Atwood, Pat Conroy, William Gass, Czeslaw Milosz, James Michener, Joyce Carol Oates, and Cynthia Ozick-to write pieces on this idea. The essays are mostly one- to two-page snapshots and vary widely as to approach. Some are touching, others delightfully silly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Edward Gorey anagrams his name into those of characters including Ogdred Weary. Others, such as Cecil Brown, posit earthier personas: \"He is the proper Negro who is ashamed of me, the nigger.\" And still others are reflective: Susan Sontag recalls her longtime disavowal of her work and finally comes to feel that \"the writer is me: not my double\" and thus she is \"both Dr. Frankenstein and the monster.\" Each contributor also submitted a whimsical self-portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45597670113324,"sku":"9780061782220","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/whos-writing-this-fifty-five-writers-on-humor-courage-self-loathing-and-the-creative-process-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}