Bibliograph

And a dog called Fig, solitude, connection, the writing life, Helen Humphreys

Type

Label

And a dog called Fig, solitude, connection, the writing life, Helen Humphreys

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

And a dog called Fig

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1282632594

Responsibility statement

Helen Humphreys

Sub title

solitude, connection, the writing life

Summary

"Poet and novelist Helen Humphreys's And a Dog Called Fig, a meditation on the benefits of dogs to the creative life, including the dogs of well-known writers from history, portraits of all the dogs from the author's life, and the arrival and raising of her new puppy"--, Provided by publisherAn artist's solitude needs to be guarded from the chaos of the world, but within its quiet also lies loneliness and self-doubt. Humphreys provides a meditation on the benefits of dogs to the creative life. She discusses the dogs of well-known writers from history, portraits of all the dogs from the author's life, and the arrival and raising of her new puppy--, Adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Beginnings -- Character -- Structure -- Process -- Setting -- Pacing -- Endings

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Solitude, connection, the writing life and a dog named Fig

Classification