Stories about Storytellers : Publishing Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Alistair MacLeod, Pierre Trudeau, and Others

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pp. ix, (3), 380, “Spotlighting an extraordinary career, this autobiography reviews the author?s accomplishments working?and playing?alongside some of Canada?s greatest writers. These humorous chronicles relate the projects he brainstormed for writer Barry Broadfoot, how he convinced eventual Nobel Prize contender Alice Munro to keep writing short stories, his early morning phone call from a former Prime Minister, and his recollection of yanking a manuscript right out of Alistair MacLeod?s own reluctant hands?which ultimately garnered MacLeod one of the world?s most prestigious prizes for fiction. Insightful and entertaining, this collection of tales provides an inside view of Canadian politics and publishing that is rarely revealed, going behind the scenes and between the covers to divulge a treasure trove of literary adventures.”

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ISBN 1770410686
ISBN13 9781770410688
Number of pages 380
Original Title Stories about Storytellers : Publishing Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Alistair MacLeod, Pierre Trudeau, and Others
Published Date 2011
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Toronto
Edition First Edition
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pp. ix, (3), 380, “Spotlighting an extraordinary career, this autobiography reviews the author?s accomplishments working?and playing?alongside some of Canada?s greatest writers. These humorous chronicles relate the projects he brainstormed for writer Barry Broadfoot, how he convinced eventual Nobel Prize contender Alice Munro to keep writing short stories, his early morning phone call from a former Prime Minister, and his recollection of yanking a manuscript right out of Alistair MacLeod?s own reluctant hands?which ultimately garnered MacLeod one of the world?s most prestigious prizes for fiction. Insightful and entertaining, this collection of tales provides an inside view of Canadian politics and publishing that is rarely revealed, going behind the scenes and between the covers to divulge a treasure trove of literary adventures.”

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Weight 1.1 kg