An essential guide to the inside language of fiction, this book dusts off the traditional concept of "dictionary" by giving full, vivid descriptions and by using lively examples from classic and contemporary fiction to show theories in play,
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Are you a fan of bubblegum fiction, do you prefer camp fiction, or perhaps a good bildungsroman? Enjoy a conspiratorial mystique or revel in deconstructive fiction? Sneer most cynically at bathos or dead metaphors? Like your characters flat, dynamic, round, static or fragrant? If you're not sure, Laurie Henry's The Fiction Dictionary, with more than 600 literary terms, is a worthy investment for writers, teachers, students, and language fans. She defines her literary terms quite clearly, but the dictionary goes beyond that, with engaging examples from a wide assortment of literature. Reading and browsing is entertainment and education combined. --Stephanie Gold
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Not a dictionary, more a MANUAL,
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Henry's Fiction Dictionary really is a manual. While a dictionary is short, concise and without more than superficial influence on my possibilities, this MANUAL is a teacher who explains everything I need as a LEARNER of writing skills. I do like this book very much as I like Laurie Henry's Novelist's handbook.
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