{"product_id":"embracing-vocation-dianne-c-luce-9781643363554","title":"Embracing Vocation: Cormac McCarthy's Writing Life, 1959-1974","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevelations on craft from a foundational scholar of Cormac McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevotees of Cormac McCarthy's novels are legion, and deservedly so. \u003ci\u003eEmbracing Vocation, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich tells the tale of his journey to become one of America's greatest living writers, will be invaluable to scholars and literary critics--and to the many fans--interested in his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDianne C. Luce, a foundational scholar of McCarthy's writing, through extensive archival research, examines the first fifteen years of his career and his earliest novels. Novel by novel, Luce traces each book's evolution. In the process she unveils McCarthy's working processes as well as his personal, literary, and professional influences, highlighting his ferocious devotion to both his craft and burgeoning art. Luce invites us to see the fascinating evolution of an American author with a unique vision all his own. Until there is a full-on biography, this study, along with Luce's previous, \u003ci\u003eReading the World: Cormac McCarthy's Tennessee Period, \u003c\/i\u003eis the finest available portrait of an American genius unfolding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dianne C. Luce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643363557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643363554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.12w x 0.88d","brand":"Dianne C. Luce","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073103130879,"sku":"9781643363554","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8eb722e0-d477-429b-b00b-5382de160f8a.jpg?v=1685445830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/embracing-vocation-dianne-c-luce-9781643363554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}