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David Shields on Reality Hunger, plus advice for writers (Guardian Unlimited)

In this week’s podcast we discuss Reality Hunger , David Shields’s controversial manifesto for a new literature based on fact rather than fiction. He tells us how theft can be more creative than invention, why collage is the artform of today, and why the lyric essay has more to offer the modern age than that old-fangled form, “the novelly novel”… We also debate the issues raised by last week’s …

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David Shields on Reality Hunger, plus advice for writers (Guardian Unlimited)

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‘Reality Hunger’: David Shields’ manifesto for ceaseless change in literature (Seattle Times)

A review of David Shields’ new book, “Reality Hunger: A Manifesto,” which examines accepted forms of literature — memoir and fiction; biography and literary nonfiction; poetry and photo captions — and argues that when it comes to reading and writing, the only constant is change.

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The Giving Tree not just literature (Lone Tree Voice)

Tracey Peters Those who first hear about The Giving Tree project might think of children’s author Shel Silverstein’s timeless story of a tree that generously gives to a young boy. After learning about the project, the book could be considered a close comparison.

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