Vicious Nonsense by Kristen Hewitt - ISBN: 9781616899905
Hardcover
Beloved authors behaving badly: delicious insults from literary giants.

Vicious Nonsense

Quips, Snubs & Jabs by Literary Friends & Foes

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  • Hardcover

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    30 March 2021

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Summary

The pen is truly mightier than the sword in this collection of more than a hundred digs, jabs, and outright put-downs from the world’s most respected writers, about—each other! Vicious Nonsense reveals the acerbic side of beloved authors who became brutal critics when writing about their fellow wordsmiths.

James Baldwin writes on Langston Hughes, “Every time I read Langston Hughes I am amazed all over again by his genuine gifts—and depressed that he has done so little with th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781616899905
ISBN-10:1616899905
Author:Kristen Hewitt
Publisher:Princeton Architectural Press
Imprint:Princeton Architectural Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:30 March 2021
Weight:250g
Dimensions:185mm x 133mm x 15mm
About The Author

Kristen Hewitt

Kristen Hewitt is an editor at Princeton Architectural Press. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Warren Wilson College and lives in Western Massachusetts. Previously, she was a staff editor at Orion, a national nonprofit environmental magazine.

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