How Fiction WorksStudies the main elements of fiction, such as narrative, detail, characterization, dialogue, realism, and style. This book ois suitable for writers, readers, and those who are interested in what happens on the page. |
Contents
Introduction 14 | 1 |
Flaubert and Modern Narrative | 32 |
Detail | 48 |
Copyright | |
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