{"product_id":"first-words-earliest-writing-from-favorite-contemporary-authors-paperback","title":"First Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Mandelbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost kid write stories. A few of them grow up to be successful authors. Before Stephen King created \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e, he created Jhonathan, at age nine. And before there was Rabbit Angstrom, there was Manuel Citarro, detective in John Updike's hard-boiled mystery, written at fourteen. Before \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e, there was young Michael Crichton's story about the mysteriously wounded man lying unattended in the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Editor Paul Mandelbaum persuaded our most popular American authors to share their childhood writings and their treasured photographs. What he's gathered is a fascinating, delightful collection of writing and early snapshots that reveal young minds at work, wrestling with early versions of ideas that were to take hold of their writings in later years. Of course, the young Madeline L'Engle would wonder about space and the meaning of eternity. Of course, Margaret Atwood would question conventional female behavior, arguing for the right to smoke cigars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Words\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiration to budding writers and enthusiastic teachers, and a revelation for readers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This revised and condensed edition includes the following writers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Margaret Atwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Roy Blount, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Paul Bowles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Pat Conroy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Michael Crichton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rita Dove\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Clyde Edgerton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gail Godwin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Allan Gurganus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Charles Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Maxine Hong Kingston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ursula LeGuin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Madeleine L'Engle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jill McCorkle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Norman Mailer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e William Styron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Amy Tan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e John Updike\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gore Vidal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tobias Wolff\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor Paul Mandelbaum persuaded twenty-two authors to share their childhood writings and their treasured photographs. What he's collected is a fascinating revelation of young creative minds at work, wrestling with early versions of ideas that were to take hold of their writings in later years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Of course, the young Michael Crichton would describe what goes on in a dissection lab. Of course, Madeleine L'Engle would wonder about space and the meaning of eternity. Margaret Atwood would questions conventional female behavior, arguing for the right to smoke cigars. And Stephen King would write a macabre story of slicing and piercing at age nine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Words\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiration to budding writers, encouraging teachers, and just plain readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e FIRST WORDS features the early works of: Margaret Atwood, Roy Blunt, Jr., Paul Bowles, Pat Conroy, Michael Crichton, Rita Dove, Clyde Edgerton, Gail Godwin, Allan Gurganus, Charles Johnson, Stephen King, Maxine Hong Kingston, Ursula K. Le Guin, Madeleine L'Engle, Jill McCorkle, Norman Mailer, Joyce Carol Oates, William Styron, Amy Tan, John Updike, Gore Vidal, Tobias Wolf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.44 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191491780915,"sku":"9781565122727","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Qm9LU3V6cGVPN0JSTWVaOEpmQ3ZkQT09.webp?v=1775044861","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/first-words-earliest-writing-from-favorite-contemporary-authors-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}