The Questions That Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom

Long acclaimed as one of America's preeminent novelists, Jane Smiley is also an unparalleled observer of the craft of writing. In The Questions That Matter Mostthis Pulitzer Prize-winning writer offers steady and penetrating essays on some of the aesthetic and cultural issues that mark any
serious engagement with reading and writing. Beginning with a personal introduction tracing Smiley's migration from Iowa to California, the author reflects on her findings in the varied literature of the ...