How to Tell a Story and Other Essays – Марк Твен
A hilarious and cutting critique of what not to do, this deliciously wicked essay lays out what writers should and must do if they want their fiction to live and breathe ― as Twain's own fiction always does. In "How to Tell a Story," the title piece, Twain takes on such mysteries as the perfectly-timed pause and the uses of the dead-pan mask, and candidly describes his own efforts to hone his platform skills.
Блестящий Марк Твен писал еще и такие вот занимательные и легкие эссе.Как написать хороший юмористический рассказ? Да просто попытаться скрыть, что ты вообще хочешь кого-то насмешить:The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it.
А великолепное эссе о Фениморе Купере, которое тоже входит в этот сборник, стало классикой жанра.