The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting: How a Bunch of Rabble-Rousers, Outsiders, and Ne'er-Do-Wells Concocted Creative Nonfiction

By: Gutkind, Lee

An account of the emergence of creative nonfiction, written by the "godfather" of the genre

"When Gutkind] stops to look back on his own evolving perspective . . . and] reflects upon his writing career, the choices he made . . . he puts himself, and us, right back in the moment--and the results are vivid, ambiguous, emotionally resonant, fascinating."--Lucas Mann, Washington Post

In the 1970s, Lee Gutkind, a leather-clad...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300281919
• ISBN13: 9780300281910
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages