{"product_id":"the-reason-to-write-paperback","title":"The Reason to Write - 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\u003eTahir Shah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a child living in the English countryside, a constant stream of people turned up at Tahir Shah's family home, all in search of his father - the writer and thinker Idries Shah. Among them were literary giants, including the classicist Robert Graves, Nobel laureate Doris Lessing, and the celebrated American novelist, J. D. Salinger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn one occasion when Salinger had just departed, Tahir asked why the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e wrote books at all. His father responded by saying: 'Salinger writes because if he stops he'll turn to stone.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by this quote, \u003cem\u003eThe Reason to Write\u003c\/em\u003e is an account of Tahir's journey through the trials and tribulations of what it is to be an author. Describing the ins and outs of the literary world by charting his own experiences, Tahir calls into question the established norms of a publishing system most of us take for granted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book of exceptional insight, \u003cem\u003eThe Reason to Write\u003c\/em\u003e is packed with tips for budding authors, examples of what has worked and not worked, and an appreciation of how best to navigate the ever-turbulent waters of the literary trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe overriding message of this often-hilarious literary cornucopia is simple: authors should write for themselves, and keep control - which means never selling out, no matter how appealing the lure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a bestselling writer, whose forty or more books have been translated into dozens of languages the world over, Tahir Shah is regarded as one of the most original authors working today. \u003cem\u003eThe Reason to Write\u003c\/em\u003e established him as a preeminent expert on the literary arts, as well as a forecaster of the fast-changing landscape of things to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 710\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46666493526213,"sku":"9781912383528","price":46.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/VFSnKXO_oM9781912383528.webp?v=1785988665","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-reason-to-write-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}