How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One

How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One

by Stanley Fish
How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One

How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One

by Stanley Fish

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Overview

New York Times Bestseller

“Both deeper and more democratic than The Elements of Style” Adam Haslett, Financial Times

“A guided tour through some of the most beautiful, arresting sentences in the English language.” Slate

In this entertaining and erudite gem, world-class professor and New York Times columnist Stanley Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader).

Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks them down into digestible morsels, giving readers an instant play-by-play. Drawing on a wide range of great writers, from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen, How to Write a Sentence is much more than a writing manual—it is a spirited love letter to the written word, and a key to understanding how great writing works. It is a book that will stand the test of time.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780061840531
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 08/07/2012
Pages: 176
Sales rank: 312,424
Product dimensions: 7.80(w) x 5.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile: 1270L (what's this?)

About the Author

Stanley Fish is a professor of law at Florida International University in Miami, and dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He has also taught at the University of California at Berkeley, Johns Hopkins University, and Duke University. He is the author of fourteen books, most recently Fugitive in Flight and Save the World on Your Own Time. He lives in Andes, New York, and New York City.

What People are Saying About This

Roy Blount Jr.

“Like a long periodic sentence, this book rumbles along, gathers steam, shifts gears, and packs a wallop.”

Maria Popova

“How to Write a Sentence isn’t merely a prescriptive guide to the craft of writing but a rich and layered exploration of language as an evolving cultural organism. It belongs not on the shelf of your home library but in your brain’s most deep-seated amphibian sensemaking underbelly.”

Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein

“How to Write a Sentence is a must read for aspiring writers and anyone who wants to deepen their appreciation of literature. If extraordinary sentences are like sports plays, Fish is the Vin Scully of great writing.”

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