A Stranger's Journey: Race, Identity, and Narrative Craft in Writing

by David Mura

Book Overview

Long recognized as a master teacher at writing programs like VONA, the Loft, and the Stonecoast MFA, with A Stranger's Journey, David Mura has written a book on creative writing that addresses our increasingly diverse American literature. Mura argues for a more inclusive and expansive definition of craft, particularly in relationship to race, even as he elucidates timeless rules of narrative construction in fiction and memoir. His essays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820353469
• ISBN13: 9780820353463
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"