The sentiments expressed resonate through the centuries as a masterpiece of eloquence that is both concise and inspiring, ...
“No book worth its salt is meant to put you to sleep,” says the garrulous shoemaker who narrates the Czech novelist Bohumil Hrabal’s “Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age” (1964), “it’s meant to ...
When I teach writing to university students, I stress the importance of building from a strong foundation. I insist that the excellence of an essay, or even an entire book, often depends on the ...