Vicious Nonsense: Quips, Snubs & Jabs by Literary Friends & Foes

by Hewitt, Kristen
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ISBN: 9781616899905
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The pen is truly mightier than the sword in this collection of more than a hundred digs, jabs, and outright put-downs from the world's most respected writers, about--each other Vicious Nonsense reveals the acerbic side of beloved authors who became brutal critics when writing about their fellow wordsmiths. James Baldwin writes on Langston Hughes, "Every time I read Langston Hughes I am amazed all over again by his genuine gifts--and depressed that he has done so little with them..." Dorothy Parker spares no love for Gertrude Stein: "To quote the only line of Gertrude Stein's which I have ever been able to understand, 'It is wonderful how I am not interested.'" Curated from letters, essays, and reviews, this sometimes stinging, sometimes good-natured, and always delightful collection will ignite the armchair critic in us all.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Hewitt, Kristen
  • ISBN: 9781616899905
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.20 x 0.50
  • Number Of Pages: 144
  • Publication Year: 2021

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