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THE Book of Other People (Paperback)
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Short Description for THE Book of Other PeopleA stellar group of writers explore the cornerstone of fiction writing: creating character. There are as many ways to develop character as there are writers, and this anthology features a rich assortment of exceptional examples.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Published: 02 January 2008
- Format: Paperback 287 pages
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- Categories: Literary Essays | Anthologies (non-poetry) | Contemporary Fiction | Short Stories
- ISBN 13: 9780143038184 ISBN 10: 0143038184
- Sales rank: 321,067
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Full description for THE Book of Other People
A stellar host of writers explore the cornerstone of fiction writing: character "The Book of Other People" is about character. Twenty-five or so outstanding writers have been asked by Zadie Smith to make up a fictional character. By any measure, creating character is at the heart of the fictional enterprise, and this book concentrates on writers who share a talent for making something recognizably human out of words (and, in the case of the graphic novelists, pictures). But the purpose of the book is variety: straight "realism"-if such a thing exists-is not the point. There are as many ways to create character as there are writers, and this anthology features a rich assortment of exceptional examples. The writers featured in "The Book of Other People" include: Aleksandar Hemon Nick Hornby Hari Kunzru Toby Litt David Mitchell George Saunders Colm Toibin Chris Ware, and more
