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Sisältää nimen: Avi Steinberg (Author)

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Associated Works

Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents (2019) — Avustaja — 18 kappaletta

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Kanoninen nimi
Steinberg, Avi
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
USA
Koulutus
Harvard University
Organisaatiot
The New Yorker

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This was not at all what I expected, but was even more than I hoped for. I love reading about librarians, and what brings them to this special field, whether it was an intentional or unintentional path.
 
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schoenbc70 | 49 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Sep 2, 2023 |
Running through this memoir by a greenhorn librarian/creative-writing teacher in a Boston prison
is a subliminal meditation on the power of words to liberate, isolate, connive, cajole, and dispute.

‘During a debate with a fellow hustler, C.C. Too Sweet scored major points when he said, “With all due, and undue, respect, the difference between me and you is the following: You are nonsensical while I, my brother, am ineffable. In case you ain’t mastered your diction, I’ll break that down for you—ineffable, meaning: I can not, and will not, be effed with.”’… (lisätietoja)
 
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MusicalGlass | 49 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Aug 7, 2023 |
Adult nonfiction; prison librarianship. This wasn't badly written or anything, it just wasn't that interesting, and I've still got a TON of other stuff I'm trying to read through.
 
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reader1009 | 49 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jul 3, 2021 |
So fascinating to delve into the strange world of romance writing. I loved this, and enjoy how Steinberg tells a nonfiction story.
 
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gossamerchild88 | Mar 21, 2021 |

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