The lonely voice : a study of the short story / Frank O'Connor ; with an introduction by Russell Banks.

By:

O'Connor, Frank, 1903-1966 [author]

Contributor(s):

Banks, Russell, 1940-2023 [writer of introduction]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: İngilizce Series: Harper colophon books ; CN/1130Publisher: New York : Harper & Row, 1985Edition: 1st Harper colophon editionDescription: 220 pages ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0060911301

Subject(s):

Short story

LOC classification:

PN3373 .O266 1985

Contents:

Hamlet and Quixote -- Country matters -- The slave's son -- You and who else? -- Work in progress -- An author in search of a subject -- The writer who rode away -- A clean well-lighted place -- The price of freedom -- The romanticism of violence -- The girl at the gaol gate.

Summary: The legendary book about writing by the legendary writer is back!Frank O'Connor was one of the twentieth century's greatest short story writers, and one of Ireland's greatest authors ever. Now, O'Connor's influential and sought-after book on the short story is back. THE LONELY VOICE offers a master class with the master. With his sharp wit and straightforward prose, O'Connor not only discusses the techniques and challenges of a form in which "a whole lifetime must be crowded into a few minutes," but he also delves into a passionate consideration of his favorite writers and their greatest works, including Chekhov, Hemingway, Kipling, Joyce, and others.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Book	Tıp Fakültesi Medikal Kütüphane Genel Koleksiyon / Main Collection	Tıp Fakültesi Medikal Kütüphane	Genel Koleksiyon	PN3373 .O266 1985 TıpFaK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Ödünç Verilemez-Kurumiçi kullanım / Not for loan-For inhouse use	Donated by Prof. Dr. Şükrü Cin		TF02833

Reprint. Originally published: Cleveland : World Pub. Co., 1963.

The legendary book about writing by the legendary writer is back!Frank O'Connor was one of the twentieth century's greatest short story writers, and one of Ireland's greatest authors ever. Now, O'Connor's influential and sought-after book on the short story is back. THE LONELY VOICE offers a master class with the master. With his sharp wit and straightforward prose, O'Connor not only discusses the techniques and challenges of a form in which "a whole lifetime must be crowded into a few minutes," but he also delves into a passionate consideration of his favorite writers and their greatest works, including Chekhov, Hemingway, Kipling, Joyce, and others.

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