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What people have said about The
Writer on Her Work:
"Groundbreaking . . . a landmark." - Poets & Writers Magazine "This collection is my idea of inspirational reading . . . It has the intimacy of a journal and the energy of a rally . . . intensely moving stories." - Vogue "Personal, moving . . . an excellent guide to the voice and texture of recent women's literature." - Library Journal "These essays have a rich fragrance of life . . . " - Denver Post "The Writer on Her Work is a
collection which belongs on many reading lists, beside the bed, in the
library,
"I am struck by the honesty and gravity and peculiarity of these essays, which give me a shiver of pleasure akin to looking at a Frida Kahlo self-portrait. As a fellow writer I read them and say, I understand; as a man listening to the memories and reflections of women, I say -- as Bharati Mukherjee wishers her readers to say -- I never knew." - Phillip Lopate "The Writer on Her Work is a beautiful book -- original funny, eloquent, and stubbornly honest. Anyone who cares about creativity must read it." - Catharine Stimpson "This book is a gift in every possible way." - Carolyn See "These books belongs in the library of every woman who wants to make art." - 500 Great Books by Women "I felt as if each were personally writing to me -- I felt encouraged by what I read, excited that these authors' experiences and feelings so closely paralleled my own." - A reader Excerpts
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