How Fiction Works (Tenth Anniversary Edition) av James Wood

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<p><b>10th anniversary revised edition with new Introduction </b><br><br><b>James Wood''s<i> How Fiction Works</i> is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction¿an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power. </b><br><br>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?<br><br>James Wood ranges widely, from Homer to <i>Make Way for Ducklings</i>, 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 the novel. Playful and profound, <i>How Fiction Works</i> will be enlightening to writers, readers, and anyone else interested in what happens on the page.</p>