{"product_id":"stray-dogs-interviews-with-working-class-writers-paperback","title":"Stray Dogs: Interviews with Working-Class Writers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel M. Mendoza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStray Dogs: Interviews with Working-Class Writers\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a portrait of contemporary working class authors in America. Editor Daniel M. Mendoza engages with \"some of the best in contemporary literary fiction.\" These one-on-one interviews seek to uncover how each writer has developed their working-class aesthetic. A young writer himself, Mendoza encourages the author's to discuss their craft, their upbringing, their socio-political beliefs, as well as the state of contemporary literature. \u003ci\u003eStray Dogs: Interviews with Working-Class Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, is an insightful study of an often overlooked literary genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRolando Hinojosa-Smith on the novel in America: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...to show a world as seen by the writer, as experienced (with certain changes) by the writer and to hold whatever it is that the writer holds as his truths...\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Burgin on the self and society: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In terms of real metaphysical truth, however, there's been a shift since Dickens and more people are less sure than ever about the origins and purpose of the universe.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEric Miles Williamson on style: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I believe that there is no personal style; writers don't come out original like Athena from Zeus's head. Everybody steals or learns a writer's style and does the opposite. The best writers are the best anthologists...\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Gutierrez on the reader: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I hope that they experience being alive as another person in another time and place and learn (again) that we're all pretty much the same facing the same shit, sometimes nobly, sometimes ignobly...\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRon Cooper on what writer's read: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I have sought out work by authors who write about real people, people who know what true struggles are, people who often do not know how they are going to pay their bills.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47570932170973,"sku":"9781943402502","price":18.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ohtkkzKQbd9781943402502.webp?v=1773364107","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/stray-dogs-interviews-with-working-class-writers-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}