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Carol Shields: The Arts of a Writing Life is a rich collection of essays, memoirs and interviews, written by literary critics on both sides of the Atlantic, and by friends, former teachers, and family. It is edited and introduced by Neil K. Besner, and features a piece by Shields herself on what a writing life means to her. Discussions of all of Shields’s works are presented, from her early fiction to her most recent, including her novels and collections of stories, poetry, drama, and nonfiction. The articles range generously in tone and style from the scholarly to the personal, with an essay on her mother by Carol’s daughter Anne Giardini, pieces by writers who have worked with Carol, including Blanche Howard and Dave Williamson, and warm essays by friends of Carol’s, such as Maggie Dwyer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #647037 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Neil K. Besner (editor), Dean of Humanities at the University of Winnipeg, writes mainly on Canadian literature. He has written studies of Mavis Gallant and Alice Munro, edited a special issue of Prairie Fire magazine on Carol Shields, and co-edited books of short stories and poetry with Oxford University Press. His most recent book is Rare and Commonplace Flowers (2002), a translation into English of a Brazilian biography of the American poet Elizabeth Bishop.