{"product_id":"how-novels-work-paperback","title":"How Novels Work - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Mullan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his weekly \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e column, \"Elements of Fiction,\" John Mullan offers an engaging look at the novel, focusing mostly on works of the last ten years as he illuminates the rich resources of novelistic technique. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMullan sheds light on some of the true masterworks of contemporary fiction, including Monica Ali's \u003cem\u003eBrick Lane\u003c\/em\u003e, J.M. Coetzee's \u003cem\u003eDisgrace\u003c\/em\u003e, Don DeLillo's \u003cem\u003eUnderworld\u003c\/em\u003e, Jonathan Franzen's \u003cem\u003eThe Corrections\u003c\/em\u003e, Mark Haddon's \u003cem\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/em\u003e, Patricia Highsmith's \u003cem\u003eRipley under Ground\u003c\/em\u003e, Ian McEwan's \u003cem\u003eAtonement\u003c\/em\u003e, John le Carré's \u003cem\u003eThe Constant Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e, Philip Roth's \u003cem\u003eThe Human Stain\u003c\/em\u003e, Jonathan Safran Foer's \u003cem\u003eEverything Is Illuminated\u003c\/em\u003e, and Zadie Smith's \u003cem\u003eWhite Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e. He highlights how these acclaimed authors use some of the basic elements of fiction. Some topics (like plot, dialogue, or location) will appear familiar to most novel readers, while others (meta-narrative, prolepsis, amplification) will open readers' eyes to new ways of understanding and appreciating the writer's craft. Mullan also excels at comparing modern and classic authors--Nick Hornby's adoption of a female narrator is compared to Daniel Defoe's; Ian McEwan's use of weather is set against Austen's and\u003cbr\u003eHardy's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow Novels Work explains how the pleasures of novel reading often come from the formal ingenuity of the novelist, making visible techniques and effects we are often only half-aware of as we read. It is an entertaining and stimulating volume that will captivate anyone who is interested in the contemporary or the classical novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Mullan\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at University College London. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eSentiment and Sociability: The Language of Feeling in the Eighteenth Century\u003c\/em\u003e and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eEighteenth-Century Popular Culture: An Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e. A broadcaster and journalist as well as an academic, he writes a weekly column on contemporary fiction for the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 7.8 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684837625919,"sku":"9780199281787","price":38.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f48f3e8d5c6f870a620a0d96250c6a21.webp?v=1764968820","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/how-novels-work-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}