The Nonfictionist's Guide: On Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction

By Robert L. Root Jr.

Book Overview

As a vital and growing literary genre, nonfiction impacts bestseller lists, writing programs, writers' workshops, and academic conferences on creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. In a lively exploration of its poetics, The Nonfictionist's Guide examines the elements of contemporary nonfiction and suggests imaginative approaches to writing it. Beginning with a new definition of nonfiction and explanation of the nonfiction motive, Robert Root guides both readers and writers through the innovative and stimulating ways we write nonfiction now.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742556182
• ISBN13: 9780742556188
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"