Distinguished poet and novelist Jay Parini presents some of his best essays-both classic and unpublished works-on topics ranging from baseball to Frost and Emerson to the culture of creative writing. For aspiring writers, Some Necessary Angels is an illuminating glimpse into the workshop of a distinguished novelist and critic. For readers who share Parini's love of language, it is an invigorating expression of faith.
- ISBN10 0231110715
- ISBN13 9780231110716
- Publish Date 15 August 2000 (first published 20 January 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Columbia University Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 288
- Language English