{"product_id":"how-fiction-works-tenth-anniversary-edition-updated-and-expanded","title":"How Fiction Works: (Tenth Anniversary Edition) Updated and Expanded","description":"10th anniversary revised edition with new Introduction\n\nJames Wood's How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction―an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power.\n\nHere 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?\n\nJames Wood ranges widely, from Homer to Make Way for Ducklings, 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, How Fiction Works will be enlightening to writers, readers, and anyone else interested in what happens on the page.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250183928\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250183928.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wood, James\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41518442119226,"sku":"DBV.1250183928.G","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250183928-0.jpg?v=1783909299","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/how-fiction-works-tenth-anniversary-edition-updated-and-expanded","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}