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How literature saved my life / by David Shields

By:

Shields, David, 1956-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2013Description: 207 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780307961525

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

818.54 SHI

LOC classification:

PS3569.H4834 Z469 2013

Summary: In this wonderfully intelligent, stunningly honest, painfully funny book, acclaimed writer David Shields uses himself as a representative for all readers and writers who seek to find salvation in literature. Blending confessional criticism and anthropological autobiography, Shields explores the power of literature to make life survivable, maybe even endurable.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	818.54 SHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		016071

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In this wonderfully intelligent, stunningly honest, painfully funny book, acclaimed writer David Shields uses himself as a representative for all readers and writers who seek to find salvation in literature. Blending confessional criticism and anthropological autobiography, Shields explores the power of literature to make life survivable, maybe even endurable.

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