{"product_id":"studying-with-miss-bishop-memoirs-from-a-young-writers-life","title":"Studying with Miss Bishop: Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life","description":"Highly enjoyable . . . \u003ci\u003eStudying with Miss Bishop\u003c\/i\u003e offers the opportunity to encounter writing as an act of civility.―\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFascinating snapshots of remarkable encounters which, when brought together, chart a delightfully unusual path to literary success.―\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReading this memoir is like being at one of those memorable dinner parties, attended by the best and brightest, sparkling with wit and excellent conversations. You don't want it to be over, the conversations to end  But with books, you need not worry. You can go back to the party, savor it, reread it again, and again.--\u003cb\u003eJulia Alvarez, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Time of the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfterlife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStudying with Miss Bishop\u003c\/i\u003e, Dana Gioia discusses six people who helped him become a writer and better understand what it meant to dedicate one's life to writing. Four were famous authors--Elizabeth Bishop, John Cheever, James Dickey, and Robert Fitzgerald. Two were unknown--Gioia's Merchant Marine uncle and Ronald Perry, a forgotten poet. Each of the six essays provides a vivid portrait; taken together they tell the story of Gioia's own journey from working-class LA to international literary success.","brand":"Paul Dry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39328380649572,"sku":"9781589881518","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/studying-with-miss-bishop-memoirs-from-a-young-writers-life","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}