The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting

The Fine Art of Literary Fist-FightingThis book is an account of the emergence of creative nonfiction, written by the godfather of the genre. In the 1970s, Lee Gutkind, a leather clad hippie motorcyclist and former public relations writer, fought his way into the academy. Then he took on his colleagues. His goal: to make creative nonfiction an accepted academic discipline, one as vital as poetry, drama, and fiction. In this book Gutkind tells the true story of how creative nonfiction

and now finds herself alone

Arranged chronologically

Familiar albeit slightly dissonant

the Mexican chief of narcotics who sets out to uncover the facts surrounding a car bomb that has killed a wealthy American businessman on the US side of the border

- A video essay on the making of the film

Both labels worked with the heavyweights of the time

polo and golf in the summer

Psychopomp was written as her mother underwent cancer treatment

From Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales to Kerouac’s On the Road

1 tip-in sheet

a contract killer with samurai instincts

China: The Cookbook celebrates popular staples such as Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs and Dim Sum