Wood, James
How Fiction Works
- ISBN 13:
- 9781845950934
- author:
- Wood, James
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 129mm X 198mm
- Genre:
- Novels, other prose & writers
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
This revised 10th anniversary edition of James Wood's influential study of the novel offers a deep and practical exploration of the craft of fiction. Wood examines the fundamental elements of storytelling, including narrative, detail, characterization, dialogue, realism, and style, to ask essential questions about the nature of fiction.
From Homer to Beatrix Potter, and from the Bible to John Le Carrre, Wood's wide-ranging study takes apart the machinery of storytelling to reveal its underlying principles. This book is both a technical guide to the techniques of fiction-making and an alternative history of the novel, offering a profound and incisive analysis of what happens on the page.
Written with refined taste, keen observation, and a keen ability to make readers argue with it, this book will be enlightening to writers, readers, and anyone interested in the art of storytelling. A must-have for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the novel and its place in literature.
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