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7396411How Fiction Workshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/how-fiction-works-9781429908658/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4020842/image.jpg?v=638392524055670000211257MXNFarrar, Straus and GirouxInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>In the tradition of E. M. Forsters <em>Aspects of the Novel</em> and Milan Kunderas <em>The Art of the Novel</em>, James Woods <em>How Fiction Works</em> is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction--an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power.</strong></p><p>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? What constitutes a telling detail? When is a metaphor successful? Is Realism realistic? Why do some literary conventions become dated while others stay fresh?</p><p>James Wood ranges widely, from Homer to <em>Make Way for Ducklings</em>, from the Bible to John le Carré, and his book is both a study of the techniques of fiction-making and an alternative history of the novel. Playful and profound, <em>How Fiction Works</em> will be enlightening to writers, readers, and anyone else interested in what happens on the page.</p>...4281048How Fiction Works211257https://www.gandhi.com.mx/how-fiction-works-9781429908658/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4020842/image.jpg?v=638392524055670000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20089781429908658_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_<p><strong>In the tradition of E. M. Forsters <em>Aspects of the Novel</em> and Milan Kunderas <em>The Art of the Novel</em>, James Woods <em>How Fiction Works</em> is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction--an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power.</strong></p><p>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? What constitutes a telling detail? When is a metaphor successful? Is Realism realistic? Why do some literary conventions become dated while others stay fresh?</p><p>James Wood ranges widely, from Homer to <em>Make Way for Ducklings</em>, from the Bible to John le Carré, and his book is both a study of the techniques of fiction-making and an alternative history of the novel. Playful and profound, <em>How Fiction Works</em> will be enlightening to writers, readers, and anyone else interested in what happens on the page.</p>...9781429908658_Farrar, Straus and Girouxlibro_electonico_9781429908658_9781429908658James WoodInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/macmillan-epub-6fb94763-4edd-44eb-9795-329b4e06e62c.epub2008-07-22T00:00:00+00:00Farrar, Straus and Giroux