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Audio Recording The craft of my fiction

The craft of my fiction

About this Item

Title

  • The craft of my fiction

Summary

  • After an introduction by Library of Congress Poetry Consultant Gwendolyn Brooks, Doris Grumbach presents a talk on the uses she makes of facts in her fiction and provides illustrative readings from her published novels and a work in progress.

Names

  • Grumbach, Doris
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1985.

Headings

  • -  Grumbach, Doris--Technique

Notes

  • -  Recorded Nov. 19, 1985, in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
  • -  Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in. + 1 descriptive sheet.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PS3557.R83
  • RWB 2055

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88740049

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Grumbach, Doris, Gwendolyn Brooks, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. The Craft of My Fiction. 1985. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/88740049/.

APA citation style:

Grumbach, D., Brooks, G., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1985) The Craft of My Fiction. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/88740049/.

MLA citation style:

Grumbach, Doris, et al. The Craft of My Fiction. 1985. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/88740049/>.