{"product_id":"getting-naked-with-harry-crews-erik-bledsoe-9780813081427","title":"Getting Naked with Harry Crews: Interviews","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterviews with novelist Harry Crews about his life, work, and writing craft\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these 26 \u003cbr\u003einterviews conducted between 1972 and 1997, novelist Harry Crews tells \u003cbr\u003ethe truth--about why and how he writes, about the literary influences on \u003cbr\u003ehis own work, about the writers he admires (or does not), about which of\u003cbr\u003e his own books he likes (or does not), about his fascination with \u003cbr\u003eso-called \"freaks.\" Crews reveals the tender side under his tough-guy \u003cbr\u003eimage, discussing his beloved mother and his spiritual quest in a \u003cbr\u003esecular world.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrews also speaks frankly about his failed \u003cbr\u003erelationships, the role that writing played in them, and his personal \u003cbr\u003estruggles with alcohol and drugs and their impact on his life and work. \u003cbr\u003eThose seeking insights into his work will find them in these interviews.\u003cbr\u003e Those seeking to be entertained in Crewsian fashion will not be \u003cbr\u003edisappointed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik Bledsoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813081424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813081427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Erik Bledsoe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202072559871,"sku":"9780813081427","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eee4e5fa-0d17-4c61-a0f9-700cdb122bce.jpg?v=1756819571","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/getting-naked-with-harry-crews-erik-bledsoe-9780813081427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}