The Writing of Fiction -- Edith Wharton

<b>A rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton, <i>The Writing of Fiction</i> contains timeless advice on writing and reading well from the first woman ever to win a Pulitzer Prize--now with a new introduction by Brandon Taylor.</b> <p/>In 1921, Edith Wharton won a Pulitzer Prize for her first novel, <i>The Age of Innocence</i>. Over the course of her career, she would continue to produce beloved, bestselling work--from <i>The House of Mirth </i>to <i>The Custom of the Country</i>--and gained a reputation for her incisive critiques of her upper-class social circle<i>. </i>To each new generation of readers, her work remains fresh, formally remarkable, and endlessly entertaining. <p/><i>The Writing of Fiction</i> is a window into Wharton's mind as she ponders the intertwined arts of writing and reading. Wharton provides invaluable insight on the subjects of character, the challenge of finely-tuned short stories, the construction of a novel, and more. Beyond a treatise on craft, <i>The Writing of Fiction</i> is a sweeping meditation by a masterful practitioner and a rare chance to experience the inimitable voice of one of America's most influential novelists.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Edith Wharton<br><b>Publisher:</b> Scribner Book Company<br><b>Published:</b> 10/08/1997<br><b>Pages:</b> 128<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.28lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.44h x 5.52w x 0.34d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780684845319<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Edith Wharton</b> was born