{"product_id":"9781250183927","title":"How Fiction Works (Tenth Anniversary Edition): Updated and Expanded","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of E. M. Forster's \u003ci\u003eAspects of the Novel\u003c\/i\u003e and Milan Kundera's \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow 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. Here 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053144555760,"sku":"9781250183927","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250183927_p0.jpg?v=1763703827","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250183927","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}