{"product_id":"9781476790565","title":"The Writing of Fiction","description":"A rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton, \u003ci\u003eThe Writing of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e contains brilliant advice on writing from the first woman ever to win a Pulitzer Prize -- for her first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Writing of Fiction,\u003c\/i\u003e Wharton provides general comments on the roots of modern fiction, the various approaches to writing a piece of fiction, and the development of form and style. She also devotes entire chapters to the telling of a short story, the construction of a novel, and the importance of character and situation in the novel. \u003cbr\u003e Not only a valuable treatise on the art of writing, \u003ci\u003eThe Writing of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e also allows readers to experience the inimitable but seldom heard voice of one of America's most important and beloved writers, and includes a final chapter on the pros and cons of Marcel Proust.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166252056816,"sku":"9781476790565","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476790565_p0.jpg?v=1763610525","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476790565","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}