Aug 17, 2008 how fiction works is a definitive title, promising much and presuming even more. New yorker book critic and awardwinning author james wood delivers a novel of a family struggling to connect with one another and find meaning in their own lives. Nz booksellers are currently unable to ship physical books but you can still get ebooks and audiobooks. James wood ranges widely, from homer to make way for ducklings, from the bible to john le carre, and his book is both a study of the techniques of fiction making and an alternative history of the novel. According to the title page of the encyclopedia, wood was also the editor of nuttalls standard dictionary and the compiler of a dictionary of quotations. Feb 07, 2008 how fiction works is a fascinating theoretical book that should be read by anyone interesting in literature, linguistics and the foundations underlying creative writing itself. Raging widely from homer to david foster wallace, from what maisie knew to make way for ducklings, woods takes the reader through the basic elements of the art of fiction, stepbystep. Wood ranges widely, from homer to make way for ducklings, the bible to john le carre, and his book is both a study of the techniques of fictionmaking and an alternative history of the novel. Apr 21, 2009 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. Raging widely from homer to david foster wallace, from. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Days after she was awarded the pulitzer, wood told vanity fair, i think that the rapture with which this novel has been received is further. How fiction works, by james wood new york magazine book.
Playful and profound, how fiction works will be enlightening to writers, readers, and anyone else interested in what happens on the page. Literary critics are, above all, literary characters. Ranging widelyfrom homer to david foster wallace, from what maisie knew to make way for ducklingswood takes the reader through the basic elements of the art, step by step. James wood books list of books by author james wood.
Sean dorrance kelly james wood, the sincere, somewhat oldfashioned, unpretentious yet highminded new yorker literary critic, spoke at the harvard book store recently about his new book, how fiction works. The warrior and the woman pdf book download online. As of 2014, he is professor of the practice of literary criticism at harvard university and a staff writer at the new yorker magazine. He is the author of two essay collections, the broken estate and the irresponsible self, and a novel, the book against god. How fiction works by james wood goodreads share book. In the years since his daughter vanessa moved to america to become a professor of phil. Forsters aspects of the novel and milan kunderas the art of the novel, how fiction works is a scintillating study of the. How fiction works is a definitive title, promising much and presuming even more. Adopting an enthusiasts approach, the author examines classic and contemporary aesthetic choices, citing the works of several dozen favorite. See all books authored by james wood, including how fiction works, and the broken estate.
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