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100 1 a| Wood, James,d| 1965-=| ^A785173;

245 10 a| How fiction works /c| James Wood.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Farrar, Straus and Giroux,c| 2008.;

300 a| xvi, 265 pages ;c| 20 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-252) and index.;

505 0 a| Narrating -- Flaubert and modern narrative -- Flaubert and the rise of the flaneur -- Detail -- Character -- A brief history of consciousness -- sympathy and complexity -- Language -- Dialogue -- Truth, convention, realism.;

520 a| What makes a story a story? What is style? What's the connection between realism and real life? These are some of the questions James Wood answers in How Fiction Works, the first book-length essay by the preeminent critic of his generation. Ranging widely--from Homer to David Foster Wallace, from What Maisie Knew to Make Way for Ducklings--Wood takes the reader through the basic elements of the art, step by step.--From publisher description.;

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How fiction works / James Wood.

Author/creator	Wood, James, 1965-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Description	xvi, 265 pages ; 20 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Fiction.

Contents	Narrating -- Flaubert and modern narrative -- Flaubert and the rise of the flaneur -- Detail -- Character -- A brief history of consciousness -- sympathy and complexity -- Language -- Dialogue -- Truth, convention, realism.
Abstract	What makes a story a story? What is style? What's the connection between realism and real life? These are some of the questions James Wood answers in How Fiction Works, the first book-length essay by the preeminent critic of his generation. Ranging widely--from Homer to David Foster Wallace, from What Maisie Knew to Make Way for Ducklings--Wood takes the reader through the basic elements of the art, step by step.--From publisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-252) and index.
LCCN	2008010290
ISBN	9780374173401 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0374173400 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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