{"product_id":"the-writing-of-fiction-9780684845319","title":"The Writing of Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton, \u003ci\u003eThe Writing of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e contains timeless advice on writing and reading well from the first woman ever to win a Pulitzer Prize--now with a new introduction by Brandon Taylor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1921, Edith Wharton won a Pulitzer Prize for her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e. Over the course of her career, she would continue to produce beloved, bestselling work--from \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eThe Custom of the Country\u003c\/i\u003e--and gained a reputation for her incisive critiques of her upper-class social circle\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eTo each new generation of readers, her work remains fresh, formally remarkable, and endlessly entertaining. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Writing of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e is a window into Wharton's mind as she ponders the intertwined arts of writing and reading. Wharton provides invaluable insight on the subjects of character, the challenge of finely-tuned short stories, the construction of a novel, and more. Beyond a treatise on craft, \u003ci\u003eThe Writing of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping meditation by a masterful practitioner and a rare chance to experience the inimitable voice of one of America's most influential novelists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist--the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence \u003c\/i\u003ein 1921--as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Her other works include \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRoman Fever and Other Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e Born into one of New York's elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper-class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726446432530,"sku":"9780684845319","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec6137cb-751e-4322-8023-a16c03bfb1c8.jpg?v=1734870142","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-writing-of-fiction-9780684845319","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}