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Short Description for The Art of FictionA collection that considers the art of fiction under a wide range of headings, drawing on writers as diverse as Henry James, Martin Amis, Jane Austen and James Joyce. It looks at ideas such as the Intrusive Author, Suspense, the Epistolary Novel, Magic Realism and Symbolism, illustrating topics with passages taken from classics or modern novels.
Full description- Publisher: VINTAGE
- Published: 07 April 2011
- Format: Paperback 256 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers | Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780099554240 ISBN 10: 0099554240
- Sales rank: 26,072
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Full description for The Art of Fiction
In this entertaining and enlightening collection, David Lodge considers the art of fiction under a wide range of headings, drawing on writers as diverse as Henry James, Martin Amis, Jane Austen and James Joyce. Looking at ideas such as the Intrusive Author, Suspense, the Epistolary Novel, Magic Realism and Symbolism, and illustrating each topic with a passage taken from a classic or modern novel, David Lodge makes the richness and variety of British and American fiction accessible to the general reader. He provides essential reading for students, aspiring writers and anyone who wants to understand how fiction works.
