by Francine Prose · Casa das Letras · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789724617374
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«Ler como um escritor» is Francine Prose's writing guide, published by Casa das Letras in paperback, 280 pages, in Portuguese.
Francine Prose advocates slow, attentive reading to learn to write: she analyses how authors such as Dostoevsky, Flaubert, Kafka and Dickens choose words, sentences and paragraphs that turn language into style. The author draws on numerous passages from the classics to illustrate the narrative tools of the craft.
Portuguese translation by José Luís Luna; the English original, Reading Like a Writer, was published in 2006.
Recommended for passionate readers and aspiring writers who want to understand the literary craft through close reading of the classics.
Francine Prose is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic. She is writer-in-residence at Bard College and is a former president of PEN American Center.
