SWRT 280 | Writers Book Club: Ethan Frome
Story Works Round Table with Alida Winternheimer | Conversations About Craft
English - September 14, 2023 09:22 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB - ★★★★ - 10 ratingsBooks Arts Education literature alidawinternheimer character fiction howtowrite novelwriting plot pointofview storycraft writing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week we're back from summer break with a new season and a new format. In addiction to the regular conversations about craft, we'll be reading a short prose text each month and discussing it as writers. Would you like to join the book club? Next month we're talking about Junot Diaz' short story "Fiesta 1980."
This week, we delve into Edith Wharton's brilliant novella, Ethan Frome. What makes this work enduring? What can we learn by reading it and possibly emulate in our own writing? Prepare to be amazed.
I suggest you read the story before listening if you aren't already familiar with it. We spoil everything, because that's the only way to benefit from a conversation about the writing behind this truly great American story.