{"product_id":"how-fiction-works-tenth-anniversary-edition-updated-and-expanded-9781250183927-b","title":"How Fiction Works: Tenth Anniversary Edition: Updated and Expanded","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Wood\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: MixBZ\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: MixBZ\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Writing - Fiction Writing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45018204209303,"sku":"9781250183927","price":1217.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781250183927.webp?v=1769201914","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/how-fiction-works-tenth-anniversary-edition-updated-and-expanded-9781250183927-b","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}