Amitava Kumar’s new book, Writing Badly Is Easy, is packed with provocations, starting with the ingenious strike-through in the title. The leap from writing badly being easy to writing made easy teasingly describes the arc of what’s to come. In Kumar’s book, the focus is squarely on the craft of writing: the conditions that enable it, the hindrances that need to be overcome, the true end of any writing project. A major portion of Writing Badly Is Easy is, understandably, dedicated to academic writing, which Kumar deals with in his day job. At the end of the day, writing has very little to do with writing, and much to do with life.

Source: Mint May 11, 2019 04:07 UTC