false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391529m/32533.jpg 32533 4 "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. 1391543 1984 The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers total:625|5:203|4:250|3:133|2:27|1:12| 625 2480 911 90 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 18 09:13:54 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 21 15:21:42 -0800 2007
The first half of the book is devoted to more theoretical discussions of the art of fiction, some of whi...more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun Sep 02 22:36:13 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 22:43:50 -0700 2007
"And Lord Gardner now graces the mere mortals with his beneficent gift of knowledge. How kind."

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You don't know me, but I know you - particularly another work of yours, Grendel. I was intrigued by your sense of humor and your unerring ear for words. However, I figured this would be our first and last meeting.

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Having read John Gardner's On Becoming a Novelist, I had only the highest expectations for this book. In fact, I expected it to show me the Way and the Method once and for all because I found all my beliefs about literature and story articulated, confirmed, and c...more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 09:12:39 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 09:13:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 02 05:54:26 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 06:09:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 07:49:45 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 13:14:15 -0700 2008 On Moral Fiction, which--as I understand it--elucidates more clearly his grudge against postmodern fiction. Suffice it to say that Gardner expects fiction to mean, and the ever-clever prattle of elusive postmodernism raises his hackles. In his words, "in all great fiction, prima...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 14:18:31 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 10:17:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 06 05:41:50 -0800 2008 Sat Aug 29 07:06:35 -0700 2009 4? 5? Nth time, and had to admit that it's no longer a top-shelfer. I have outgrown my reverence for John Gardner's reverence for the craft of writing.

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The problem I had with this book, is the problem I have with Jo...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 10:48:24 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 18:02:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 true false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 02 11:05:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 11:05:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=32533