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Sailing the Inland Sea: On Writing, Literature, and Land
Calling on the image of the Midwest's vanished inland sea, Susan Neville has written a compelling collection of essays that ponder writing and the "landlocked imagination." The essays range from interviews with Indiana writers Kurt Vonnegut, Scott Sanders, Marguerite Young, and others, to discussions on techniques grounded in a Midwestern sensibility. As director of Butler...more
Paperback, 220 pages
Published
February 21st 2007
by Indiana University Press
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I did not know what to expect of this book. Which is probably good, because had someone told me, I would not have read it. But read it, I did, and I keep returning to it. Not only is it well written, the concepts are fresh and original. I will leave it at that and encourage others to read it too, especially if they are interested in writing. Ms. Neville's way of looking at her community should serve as an example for everyone to examine the collective nuances of the city or area in which they re...more
I am reading this in no particular order, just choosing essays. Find it refreshing to hear about some of the creative people that have come out of Indiana
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Presumably a book about writing and literature, this book is a series of essays about Midwest landscape and literature.
Neville explores underground rivers, Indiana literary giants (no, not an oxymoron!), landscape, and of course the ancient sea that once covered the Midwest. This is the kind of book that leads to other books - I ended up with a long reading list by the time I was done.
If you like to meander through thought and place with a good writer, you'll like this book.
Neville explores underground rivers, Indiana literary giants (no, not an oxymoron!), landscape, and of course the ancient sea that once covered the Midwest. This is the kind of book that leads to other books - I ended up with a long reading list by the time I was done.
If you like to meander through thought and place with a good writer, you'll like this book.
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