{"product_id":"whos-writing-this","title":"Who's Writing This?","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter seeing a new translation of Jorge Luis Borges's mini-essay \"Borges and I\" (included here), Halpern asked numerous writers to muse briefly on \"the fictional persona 'behind the scenes,'\" the alter(ed) ego that accompanies creation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He asked some 50 well-known authors-such as Margaret Atwood, Pat Conroy, William Gass, Czeslaw Milosz, James Michener, Joyce Carol Oates, and Cynthia Ozick-to write pieces on this idea. The essays are mostly one- to two-page snapshots and vary widely as to approach. Some are touching, others delightfully silly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Edward Gorey anagrams his name into those of characters including Ogdred Weary. Others, such as Cecil Brown, posit earthier personas: \"He is the proper Negro who is ashamed of me, the nigger.\" And still others are reflective: Susan Sontag recalls her longtime disavowal of her work and finally comes to feel that \"the writer is me: not my double\" and thus she is \"both Dr. Frankenstein and the monster.\" Each contributor also submitted a whimsical self-portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67620096344431,"sku":"9780061782220","price":104.25,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/006178222X.jpg?v=1790718893","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/whos-writing-this","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}