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"John Gardner was famous for his generosity to young writers, and (this book) is his . . . gift to them. The Art of Fiction will fascinate anyone interested in how fiction gets put together. For the young writer, it will become a necessary handbook, a stern judge, an encouraging friend."--The New York Times Book Review.

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"John Gardner was famous for his generosity to young writers, and (this book) is his . . . gift to them. The Art of Fiction will fascinate anyone interested in how fiction gets put together. For the young writer, it will become a necessary handbook, a stern judge, an encouraging friend."--The New York Times Book Review.

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What the beginning writer ordinarily wants is a set of rules on what to do and what not to do in writing fiction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deconstructive fiction, mannered writing, fictional dream, third person subjective, fictional process, conventional fiction, aesthetic law, psychic distance, great fiction Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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