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- Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
- ISBN: 0374173400
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100039256
- Release Date: July 22, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #3879 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #71 in Language Arts & Disciplines (See Top 100 Language Arts & Disciplines Bestsellers)
- #3 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionMore Books by James Wood (Author)Run a Quick Search on "How Fiction Works" by James Wood to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "How Fiction Works"Browse more products related to "James Wood"Publisher's noteA book-length essay by the forefront literary critic takes readers on a philosophical tour of the art of the novel, in a wide-ranging piece that explores such topics as the definition of style, the connection between realism and real life, and the qualities that make a story. By the author of The Irresponsible Self. A book-length essay by the forefront literary critic takes readers on a philosophical tour of the art of the novel, in a wide-ranging piece that explores such topics as the definition of style, the connection between realism and real life, and the qualities that make a story. By the author of The Irresponsible Self. AnnotationWhat makes a story a story? What is style? What's the connection between realism and real life? These are some of the questions James Wood answers in "How Fiction Works," the first book-length essay by the preeminent critic of his generation. Ranging widely--from Homer to David Foster Wallace, from "What Maisie Knew "to "Make Way for Ducklings"--Wood takes the reader through the basic elements of the art, step by step. The result is nothing less than a philosophy of the novel--plainspoken, funny, blunt--in the traditions of E. M. Forster's "Aspects of the Novel "and Strunk and White's "The Elements of Style," It sums up two decades of insight with wit and concision. It will change the way you read. If You Enjoy "How Fiction Works (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:
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