The fine art of literary fist-fighting : how a bunch of rabble-rousers, outsiders, and ne'er-do-wells concocted creative nonfiction Cover Image

The fine art of literary fist-fighting : how a bunch of rabble-rousers, outsiders, and ne'er-do-wells concocted creative nonfiction / Lee Gutkind.

Summary:

"In the 1970s, Lee Gutkind, a leather-clad hippie motorcyclist and former public relations writer, fought his way into the academy. Then he took on his colleagues. His goal: to make creative nonfiction an accepted academic discipline, one as vital as poetry, drama, and fiction. In this book Gutkind tells the true story of how creative nonfiction became a leading genre for both readers and writers" -- Front jacket flap.

Record details

ISBN: 9780300251159
ISBN: 0300251157
Physical Description: ix, 292 pages ; 25 cm
Publisher: New Haven ; Yale University Press, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Part 1 : Who made this name up? ; The changemakers ; The first creative nonfictionists ; A statue of a woman in the Pittsburgh airport and all she represents ; What white publishers won't print ; F*** the establishment ; The imperfect primer -- Part 2 : The shoe dog goes to college ; A mentor, a mountain man, and the beginning of the writing life ; Innocent victims ; Manipulating material--and the people you are writing about ; A larger reality? Or the untrue truth? ; Dissing the memoir -- Part 3 : After all, gentlemen, we are interested in literature here--not writing ; Bricks, underwear, and fake vomit--and a Guinness world record ; Wrters invading the academy ; Drama and trauma ; Mud and coconuts -- Part 4 : How creative nonfiction became creative nonfiction ; The first issue: a dining room disaster ; Do poets write prose? ; The first creative nonfiction conference--and George Plimpton's revenge ; The business of art? Or the art of doing business ; The last creative nonfiction "fist-fight" -- Epilogue.