AUTHOR OF THE WEEK April 12
Francine Prose
(Novels, Short Stories, Essayist, Nonfiction)
“If we want to write, it makes sense to read—and to read like a writer. If we wanted to grow roses, we would want to visit rose gardens and try to see them the way that a rose gardener would.”
“There are many occasions in literature in which telling is far more effective than showing.”
“The mystery of death, the riddle of how you could speak to someone and see them every day and then never again, was so impossible to fathom that of course we kept trying to figure it out, even when we were unconscious.”
Francine Prose (born 1947) is an American author of twenty-one works of fiction, including the New York Times bestseller Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 and Blue Angel, a finalist for the National Book Award. She is Visiting Professor of Literature at Bard College, and formerly president of PEN. Prose is well known for her New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer. Her newest book is a collection of essays, What to Read and Why.
Interview with Francine Prose, Harvard Magazine:
https://harvardmagazine.com/2010/09/a-garden-of-prose
Interview with Francine at Miami Book Fair:
Reviews
“Francine Prose is a keen observer, and her fiction is full of wryly delivered truths and sardonic witticisms that come from paying close attention to the world.” —The Atlantic
“Francine Prose has a knack for getting to the heart of human nature.” —USA Today
Visit Francine Prose Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FJ32YLG
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