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The Writing of Fiction

by Edith Wharton

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A rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton, The Writing of Fiction contains brilliant advice on writing from the first woman ever to win a Pulitzer Prize — for her first novel The Age of Innocence.

In The Writing of Fiction, 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.

Not only a valuable treatise on the art of writing, The Writing of Fiction 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.

About the Author

Edith Wharton was born in 1862 into one of New York's older and richer families, and was educated here and abroad. Her works include The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and Roman Fever and Other Stories. As a keen observer and chronicler of society, she is without peer. Edith Wharton died in France in 1937.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780684845319
Author:
Wharton, Edith
Publisher:
Scribner Book Company
Author:
Wharton, Edith
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Authorship
Subject:
Creative writing
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing - Fiction
Subject:
General Literary Criticism & Collections
Subject:
Fiction -- Authorship.
Subject:
Reference/Writing
Edition Number:
1st Touchstone ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
no. 97-9
Publication Date:
19971031
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
8.44 x 5.5 in 4.76 oz

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