{"product_id":"9781555979157","title":"The Art of Perspective: Who Tells the Story","description":"A writer may have a story to tell, a sense of plot, and strong  characters, but for all of these to come together some key questions  must be answered. What form should the narrator take? An omniscient,  invisible force, or one--or more--of the characters? But in what voice,  and from what vantage point? How to decide? Avoiding prescriptive  instructions or arbitrary rules, Christopher Castellani brilliantly  examines the various ways writers have solved the crucial point-of-view  problem. By unpacking the narrative strategies at play in the work of  writers as different as E. M. Forster, Grace Paley, and Tayeb Salih,  among many others, he illustrates how the author's careful manipulation  of distance between narrator and character drives the story. An  insightful work by an award-winning novelist and the artistic director  of GrubStreet, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating discussion on a subject of perpetual interest to any writer.","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128608080112,"sku":"9781555979157","price":8.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555979157_p0.jpg?v=1763757570","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555979157","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}