"The best book I know of for talented but unacknowledged creators. . . . A masterpiece." –Margaret Atwood
"No one who is invested in any kind of art . . . can read The Gift and remain unchanged." –David Foster Wallace
"Few books are such life-changers as The Gift epiphany, in sculpted prose." –Jonathan Lethem
"A manifesto of sorts for anyone who makes art [and] cares for it." –Zadie Smith
"This long-awaited new edition of Lewis Hyde's groundbreaking and influential study of creativity is a cause for across-the-board celebration." –Geoff Dyer
