A solemn pleasure
to imagine, witness, and write
First edition.
Our rough guess is there are 51,250 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 3 hours and 25 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 7 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
Word Count
51,250 words, Guess
Page Count
205 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101934137960
- ISBN-139781934137963
- Library of Congress Control Number2015006170
- OCLC Control Number904194404
- Better World Books9781934137963
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27181357M
Classifications
- DDC808.02
- LCCPN145 .P65 2015
- LCCPN145.P65 2015
Description
"In A Solemn Pleasure, Melissa Pritchard presents an undeniable case for both the power of language and the nurturing constancy of the writing life. This is nonfiction vividly engaged with the world, encompassing the author's journeys into the deeply interior imaginative life required to write fiction, a search for the lost legacy of American literature as embodied by Walt Whitman, reports from Afghanistan while embedded with a young female GI, tales of travels with Ethiopian tribes, and the heartrending story of her informally adopted son William, a former Sudanese child slave. Pritchard's passion for writing and storytelling educates, honors, and inspires"--
Subjects
Series Statement
- The art of the essay
- Art of the essay
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!