{"product_id":"my-mentor-alec-wilkinson-9780618382699","title":"My Mentor: A Young Man's Friendship with William Maxwell","description":"A compelling reflection on wisdom, friendship, and the craft of writing, My Mentor is also the touching story of a young man's education at the hands of a master, William Maxwell. At age twenty-four, Alec Wilkinson approached Maxwell in hopes of being taught to write. A quarter century of friendship followed.\u003cbr\u003e As a fiction editor of The New Yorker, Maxwell was unquestionably one of the past century's most respected editors; as the author of the masterpieces They Came Like Swallows and So Long, See You Tomorrow, he was one of its greatest American writers. His unparalleled ear for language and eye for detail, his depth of understanding and experience, make his instructions on writing an essential guide to the craft. In honoring this great man of letters, Wilkinson creates a \"deft and sympathetic portrait\" (New York Times Book Review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alec Wilkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0618382690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618382699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 4.64w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2003 pg. 28","brand":"Alec Wilkinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992255987967,"sku":"9780618382699","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8b5dced-d0a9-42b5-9aea-6e3c343c2598.jpg?v=1683314925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-mentor-alec-wilkinson-9780618382699","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}