The Stories of Amy Hempel and Anne Beattie An amuse-bouche is an hors d'oeuvre served to shock the taste buds. Chefs are meticulous in their choice of ingredients for an amuse-bouche, as this one bite proclaims who they are and what they create. The bite must be just right. The writing of Amy Hempel and Anne Beattie is a lot like an amuse-bouche. Their opening sentences are immediately engaging, a unique and deliberate diction allows for maximum intensity in a limited space, and their stories are
Tobias Wolff, The "One Of A Kind Author" Tobias Wolff has a unique style of writing, and a certain voice that makes him stand out from others. He usually writes his stories with the setting being in nature, or the outdoors. He writes a lot about characters who are undergoing some type of change, and he writes without a definite closure. His works are written about realistic events that could happen in real life. Wolff has a significant writing style that is, without a doubt, one of a kind. Tobias
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