{"product_id":"a-manner-of-being-annie-liontas-9781625341822","title":"A Manner of Being: Writers on Their Mentors","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do the punk singer Henry Rollins, the Guatemalan writer Rodrigo Rey Rosa, the American authors Tobias Wolff, Tayari Jones, and George Saunders, the Canadian writer Sheila Heti, and the Russian poet Polina Barskova have in common? At some point they all studied the art of writing deeply with someone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe nearly seventy short essays in \u003ci\u003eA Manner of Being\u003c\/i\u003e, by some of the best contemporary writers from around the world, pay homage to mentors--the writers, teachers, nannies, and sages--who enlighten, push, encourage, and sometimes hurt, fail, and limit their protégés. There are mentors encountered in the schoolhouse and on farms, in NYC and in MFA programs; mentors who show up exactly when needed, offering comfort, a steadying hand, a commiseration, a dose of tough love. This collection is rich with anecdotes from the heartfelt to the salacious, gems of writing advice, and guidance for how to live the writing life in a world that all too often doesn't care whether you write or not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach contribution is intimate and distinct--yet a common theme is that mentors model a manner of being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelections include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArthur Flowers on John O'Killens \u003cbr\u003eJames Franco on Harmony Korine\u003cbr\u003eMary Gaitskill on an Ann Arbor bookstore owner\u003cbr\u003eNoy Holland and Sam Lipsyte on Gordon Lish\u003cbr\u003eTayari Jones on Ron Carlson\u003cbr\u003eHenry Rollins on Hubert Selby Jr.\u003cbr\u003eRodrigo Rey Rosa on Paul Bowles\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Saunders on Douglas Unger and Tobias Wolff\u003cbr\u003eChristine Schutt on Elizabeth Hardwick\u003cbr\u003eTobias Wolff on John L'Heureux\u003cbr\u003e. . . and many more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annie Liontas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625341822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625341822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015 pg. 85","brand":"Annie Liontas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47759343550719,"sku":"9781625341822","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fdcb5ccf-9710-408f-8024-e94f57a7fe4d.jpg?v=1765512504","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-manner-of-being-annie-liontas-9781625341822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}