Why Writing Matters

Why Writing MattersDrawing lessons from writers of all ages and writing across genres, a distinguished teacher and writer reveals the enduring importance of writing for our time. In this new contribution to Yale University Presss Why X Matters series, a distinguished writer and scholar tackles central questions of the discipline of writing. Drawing on his own experience with such mentors as John Updike, John Gardner, and James Baldwin, and in turn having taught such

In the book's central essay

there's so much put on you

kindling their imaginations

Gibney's book explores major themes such as Ireland’s often contentious relationship with Britain

disputed nuclear program

Lost in another world

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One man proved elusive

his love of children and silk-thread balls

He explores the emergence of Tibetan Buddhism and the rise of the Dalai Lamas

In Scene of the Crime

The rise of a post-independence urban middle class willing to invest in the Burkinabe arts spawned a cadre of singers