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Title: A VED MEHTA READER
THE CRAFT OF THE ESSAY
By: Ved Mehta
Format: Hardback

List price: £30.00


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ISBN 10: 0300071892
ISBN 13: 9780300071894
Publisher: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 4 August, 1998
Pages: 416
Description: This reader begins with an introduction on the craft of the essay which explores the history and diverse purposes of the form, and the struggle of learning to write in it. Eight essays on a range of subjects follow, demonstrating the wide range of possibilities available to the writer today.
Synopsis: Unsurpassed as a prose stylist, Ved Mehta is an acknowledged master of the essay form. In this book - the first special collection of Mehta's outstanding writings - the distinguished author demonstrates a wide range of possibilities available to the narrative and descriptive writer today. Addressing subjects that range from religion to politics and on to education, and writing with eloquence and high style, Mehta here offers a sampling of his works.
Publication: US
Imprint: Yale University Press
Returns: Non-returnable
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