{"product_id":"the-practice-of-writing","title":"The Practice of Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to the craft of writing  bestselling novelist David Lodge finds much to celebrate  analyze  and confess. In this absorbing collection of seventeen essays he ponders the work of writers he particularly admires  current and past trends in literary style  and the mechanics of the craft itself. Revealing  enlightening pieces on Graham Greene  James Joyce  Kingsley Amis and Anthony Burgess are interspersed with personal reflections on Lodges own artistic and technical struggles. His insights into the contemporary world of publishing  and mass culture in general  are both trenchant and refreshing. As entertaining as it is edifying  this collection of fine writing about writing will prove valuable to students of the art as well as to Lodges many  loyal readers who wish to know more about his own work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44956075655221,"sku":"ByrdShop_0140261060","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780140261066.jpg?v=1770316422","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-practice-of-writing","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}