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One of the key choices a writer makes when figuring out the best way to tell a story is point-of-view: why does Lillian Ross efface herself as a narrator in her famous Portrait of Hemingway? Why does the great Joseph Mitchell — so diffident a presence in most of his work — turn himself into the main character (arguably) of his masterpiece, Joe Gould’s Secret? And what about John Hersey’s decision to adopt a kind of limited, third-person omniscience via his six point-of-view characters in Hiroshima? We will discuss how the right point-of-view can turn even drossy material into pure gold, and apply this wisdom to a bit of flash fiction we’ll write in class.
Due to COVID-19, all classes will take place online-either through Zoom or through Wet Ink, our asynchronous learning platform-through Spring quarter 2021.
All times are listed in Pacific Time.
Class Type: 1 Session
FictionStart Date: 05/22/2014
Days of the Week: Thursday
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Minimum Class Size: 5
Maximum Class Size: 15
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Blake Bailey has written award-winning biographies of John Cheever, Richard Yates, and Charles Jackson, and is now working on the authorized biography of Philip Roth. His memoir, The Splendid Things We Planned, will be published by Norton in March 2014.