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It was in a letter of 1897, about his cousin James Ross Clemens, that Mark Twain famously noted that "the report of my death was an exaggeration." He... Continue »
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The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes (Art Of...)

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Fiction imagines for us a stopping point from which life can be seen as intelligible,” asserts Joan Silber in The Art of Time in Fiction. The end point of a story determines its meaning, and one of the main tasks a writer faces is to define the duration of a plot. Silber uses wide-ranging examples from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Chinua Achebe, and Arundhati Roy, among others, to illustrate five key ways in which time unfolds in fiction. In clear-eyed prose, Silber elucidates a tricky but vital aspect of the art of fiction.
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About the Author

Joan Silber is the author of six books of fiction, including The Size of the World. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781555975302
Subtitle:
As Long as It Takes
Author:
Silber, Joan
Publisher:
Graywolf Press
Subject:
Writing Skills
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Fiction -- Technique.
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Art Of...
Publication Date:
June 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
114
Dimensions:
6.99x5.86x.37 in. .30 lbs.
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