{"product_id":"how-fiction-works-tenth-anniversary-edition-updated-and-expanded-9781250183927","title":"How Fiction Works: (Tenth Anniversary Edition) Updated and Expanded by Wood, James","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10th anniversary revised edition with new Introduction \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Wood's\u003ci\u003e How Fiction Works\u003c\/i\u003e is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction--an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Wood ranges widely, from Homer to \u003ci\u003eMake Way for Ducklings\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eHow Fiction Works\u003c\/i\u003e will be enlightening to writers, readers, and anyone else interested in what happens on the page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 4.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250183927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES WOOD\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand a visiting lecturer at Harvard. He is the author of two essay collections, \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Estate \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Irresponsible Self\u003c\/i\u003e, and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Book Against God\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67599944581273,"sku":"9781250183927","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9781250183927.jpg?v=1790889409","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/how-fiction-works-tenth-anniversary-edition-updated-and-expanded-9781250183927","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}