{"product_id":"how-fiction-works-tenth-anniversary-edition-updated-and-expanded-9781250183927","title":"How Fiction Works: (Tenth Anniversary Edition) Updated and Expanded","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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614232645906,"sku":"9781250183927","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c53806b-3797-4199-8478-3493678229d9.jpg?v=1732434610","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-fiction-works-tenth-anniversary-edition-updated-and-expanded-9781250183927","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}