

What to Read and Why
Author: Francine Prose
Narrator: Allyson Johnson
Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 07/03/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Collections
Author: Francine Prose
Narrator: Allyson Johnson
Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 07/03/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Collections
Francine Prose is the author of twenty-two works of fiction including the highly acclaimed The Vixen; Mister Monkey; the New York Times bestseller Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932; A Changed Man, which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her works of nonfiction include the highly praised 1974: A Person History, Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, and the New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer, which has become a classic. The recipient of numerous grants and honors, including a Guggenheim and a Fulbright, a Director’s Fellow at the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, Prose is a former president of PEN American Center, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College.
A very enjoyable book about books and what makes them into classics or simply a great read!......more
This is a random collection of essays on writers, books and various aspects of literature that lacks structure and cohesiveness. Prose offers no rationale for her selections and very little explanation as to why we should read them. I was very inspired by her previous book, Reading Like a Writer, bu......more
Pretty good essays on an assortment of different novels; makes me enthusiastic to read more stuff so thx Francine......more
RATING: 4 STARS 2018; Harper/HarperCollins Canada I have had various books by Francine Prose on my tbr list for awhile. I didn't know if I should start with her fiction or nonfiction first. As the years would pass, and my list would get longer, I saw this new book and put in my request. The title is m......more
I read this purely for recommendations! It did that job, I learned about lots of authors and got a fresh and positive perspective on several classics. I just wish Prose realized that by writing a review of an author or work, she was endorsing it for its quality. You wrote an essay on it and publishe......more