How Fiction Works Tenth Anniversary Edition: Updated and Expanded Wood James Paperback
How Fiction Works Tenth Anniversary Edition: Updated and Expanded Wood James Paperback 10th anniversary revised edition with new IntroductionIn the tradition of E. M. Here one of the most prominent…
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How Fiction Works Tenth Anniversary Edition: Updated and Expanded Wood James Paperback
10th anniversary revised edition with new IntroductionIn the tradition of E. M. Here one of the most prominent and stylish critics of our time looks into the machinery of storytelling to ask some fundamental questions: What do we mean when we say we "know" a fictional character? Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction--an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power.
When is a metaphor successful? What constitutes a telling detail? Is Realism realistic?
Why do some literary conventions become dated while others stay fresh?James Wood ranges widely, from Homer to Make Way for Ducklings, from the Bible to John le Carr , and his book is both a study of the techniques of fiction-making and an alternative history of
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