13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Smiley, Jane

13 Ways of Looking at the Novel

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres comes an essential guide for writers and readers...
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Author: Jane Smiley
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Language: English
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13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Smiley, Jane

13 Ways of Looking at the Novel

$52.85

13 Ways of Looking at the Novel

$52.85
Author: Jane Smiley
Format: Paperback
Language: English
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres comes an essential guide for writers and readers alike: an exhilarating tour through one hundred novels that "inspires wicked delight." --Los Angeles Times Book Review

From classics such as the thousand-year-old Tale of Genji to fiction by Zadie Smith and Alice Munro, Jane Smiley explores the power of the form, looking at its history and variety, its cultural impact, and just how it works its magic. She invites us behind the scenes of novel-writing, sharing her own habits and spilling the secrets of her craft, and offering priceless advice to aspiring authors. Every page infects us anew with the passion for reading that is the governing spirit of this gift to book lovers everywhere.

Author: Jane Smiley
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 09/12/2006
Pages: 608
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781400033188

About the Author

Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, Golden Age, the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California.


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