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Letters to a Young Novelist
Letters to a Young Novelist | Mario Vargas Llosa
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Mario Vargas Llosa condenses a lifetime of writing, reading, and thought into an essential manual for aspiring writers. Drawing on the stories and novels of writers from around the globe-Borges, Bierce, Cline, Cortzar, Faulkner, Kafka, Robbe-Grillet-he lays bare the inner workings of fiction, all the while urging young novelists not to lose touch with the elemental urge to create. Conversational, eloquent, and effortlessly erudite, this little book is destined to be read and re-read by young writers, old writers, would-be writers, and all those with a stake in the world of letters.
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In a series of letters, Vargas Llosa opens up the structure of the novel form and examines its inner workings, using examples from world literature. His love of literature and empathy for the young writer shine through. After 132 pages of insight, he concludes, “My dear friend: what I am trying to say is that you should forget everything you‘ve read in my letters about the structure of the novel, and just sit down and write.” 😆 #writersoflitsy

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#day24 of #augustphotochallenge and we choose #booksandstationary Well, I have a thing for pugs so here is the only piece of stationary I could find! Letters to a Young Novelist was mentioned in the movie 'Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit' and I immediately read it. TBH I didn't understand it at the time but what I took away as a young writer was, if writing is my thing, I should do it and do it well no matter what.