GROGAN, JAKE - “If you’ve wondered how your favorite masterpieces got their starts, the itch can now be scratched ” Foreword Review’s Matt Sutherland “Grogan’s research is meticulous and empirical…a lively peek into literary genius ” Kirkus For readers and writers alike, Origins of a Story is the inspiring collection of 202 amazing true stories behind the inspiration for the world’s greatest literature! Did you know Lennie from Of Mice and Men was based on a real person? Or how about that Charlotte’s Web was based on an actual spider and her egg that E B White would carry from Maine to New York on business trips? Origins of a Story profiles 202 famous literary masterpieces and explores how each story got its start Spanning works from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, this book is the first of its kind Get glimpses of the reality behind these fictional stories, and learn about the individual creative process for each writer Origins of a Story will not only leave you with a different perspective into your favorite works of fiction, but it will also have you inspired to take your everyday life and craft it into a literary masterpiece! Hardcover: 320 páginas Editor: Cider Mill Press (17 de octubre de 2017) Idioma: English ISBN-10: 1604337516 ISBN-13: 978-1604337518
