{"product_id":"the-reason-to-write-tahir-shah-9781912383528","title":"The Reason to Write","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a child living in the English countryside, a constant stream of people turned up at Tahir Shah's family home, all in search of his father - the writer and thinker Idries Shah. Among them were literary giants, including the classicist Robert Graves, Nobel laureate Doris Lessing, and the celebrated American novelist, J. D. Salinger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn one occasion when Salinger had just departed, Tahir asked why the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e wrote books at all. His father responded by saying: 'Salinger writes because if he stops he'll turn to stone.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by this quote, \u003cem\u003eThe Reason to Write\u003c\/em\u003e is an account of Tahir's journey through the trials and tribulations of what it is to be an author. Describing the ins and outs of the literary world by charting his own experiences, Tahir calls into question the established norms of a publishing system most of us take for granted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book of exceptional insight, \u003cem\u003eThe Reason to Write\u003c\/em\u003e is packed with tips for budding authors, examples of what has worked and not worked, and an appreciation of how best to navigate the ever-turbulent waters of the literary trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe overriding message of this often-hilarious literary cornucopia is simple: authors should write for themselves, and keep control - which means never selling out, no matter how appealing the lure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a bestselling writer, whose forty or more books have been translated into dozens of languages the world over, Tahir Shah is regarded as one of the most original authors working today. \u003cem\u003eThe Reason to Write\u003c\/em\u003e established him as a preeminent expert on the literary arts, as well as a forecaster of the fast-changing landscape of things to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tahir Shah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912383527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912383528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Secretum Mundi Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.56d","brand":"Tahir Shah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459657281791,"sku":"9781912383528","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85c910a2-17b6-422e-955a-720984788494.jpg?v=1777411071","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reason-to-write-tahir-shah-9781912383528","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}