title: The Writer's Brush: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture by Writers
author:  Donald Friedman 
description: <i>Starred Review.</i> In this hefty volume, novelist Friedman takes a look at the artwork of more than 200 authors who found other avenues for expression in drawing, painting or sculpting. Aside from the familiar illustrations of Edward Gorey, Beatrix Potter and (to a lesser extent) Kurt Vonnegut, Friedman also unearths work from literary heavyweights past and present, including the Bronte sisters, Herman Hesse, Rudyard Kipling, Colleen McCullough, Vladamir Nabokov, John Updike and Jonathan Lethem. Each entry offers a short biography and passages from journals, letters or interviews illuminating the author's reasons for picking up pen or paint; according to Elizabeth Bishop, for instance, writers make a "frequent complaint that painting is more fun than writing." Examples of authors' art, one or two from each subject, are handsomely reproduced in vivid color alongside the text. Friedman also covers a long list of writers whose artworks couldn't be located or secured for publication, and essays by William H. Gass and Updike provide perspective. Sure to cover at least a few of any given lit fan's favorites, Friedman's volume provides hours of fascinating browsing, and makes a perfect coffee table book for the avid reader. <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events
  portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are
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  CORRUPTED HUMOURS. Copyright © 2020 by Donald Friedman. All rights reserved.
  No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,
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  Library of Congress Control Number: 2020907382 ISBN: 978-1-09832-343-1  
  eISBN: 978-1-0983257-4-9
  
  
  Printed in the United States of America.
  
  
  Published by Bottom Turtle Press, New York, N.Y.
  
  
  For book club information, to purchase in bulk, or to contact the author go to
  [donaldfriedman.com](http://donaldfriedman.com).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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