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Paperback Swallowing the Sea: On Writing & Ambition, Boredom, Purity & Secrecy Book

ISBN: 1936797135

ISBN13: 9781936797134

Swallowing the Sea: On Writing & Ambition, Boredom, Purity & Secrecy

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This is an inspiring book about writing and--more unusually--a book that honors ambition, that idiosyncratic drive that compels writers and other artists to action despite every kind of obstacle. Upton explores forces that threaten our ability to fulfill the most daring aspirations, and she examines ambition's adjuncts, including failure, boredom, and purity, offering a provocative antidote: obsession. Ultimately Upton argues for a new perception...

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