{"product_id":"conversations-with-gordon-lish-david-winters-9781496816252","title":"Conversations with Gordon Lish","description":"Known as \"Captain Fiction,\" Gordon Lish (b. 1934) is among the most influential--and controversial--figures in modern American letters. As an editor at \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e (1969-1977), Alfred A. Knopf (1977-1994), and \u003ci\u003eThe Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e (1987-1995) and as a teacher both in and outside the university system, he has worked closely with many of the most pioneering writers of recent times, including Raymond Carver, Don DeLillo, Barry Hannah, Amy Hempel, Sam Lipsyte, and Ben Marcus. A prolific author of stories and novels, Lish has also won a cult following for his own fiction, earning comparisons with Gertrude Stein and Samuel Beckett. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversations with Gordon Lish\u003c\/i\u003e collects all of Lish's major interviews, covering the entire span of his extraordinary career. Ranging from 1965 to 2015, these interviews document his pivotal role in the period's defining developments: the impact of the Californian counterculture, the rise and decline of so-called literary \"minimalism,\" dramatic transformations in book and magazine publishing, and the ongoing growth of creative writing instruction. Over time, Lish--a self-described \"dynamic conversationalist\"-- forges an evolving conversation not only with his interviewers, but with the central trends of twentieth-century literary history.\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be essential reading not only for students and fans of contemporary fiction, but for writers too: included are several interviews in which Lish discusses his legendary writing classes. Indeed, these pieces themselves amount to a masterclass in Lishian literary language--each is a work of art in its own right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Winters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496816250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496816252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"David Winters","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44567141122303,"sku":"9781496816252","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46b93618-9add-4cd9-a6a5-8448bad4cc0c.jpg?v=1701376214","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversations-with-gordon-lish-david-winters-9781496816252","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}