How to Read a NovelA visiting tour of master craftsmen from Sophocles to Hemingway, in which a practicing novelist discusses the form and history of the novel, the importance of scene and accessory, the problem of viewpoint, and the characteristics of the perfect reader. |
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CHAPTER PAGE 1 How Not to Read a Novel | 3 |
The Novel as an Art Form | 14 |
Complication and Resolution | 26 |
Copyright | |
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