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    <body><![CDATA[This book originated in the early 1990's when David Lodge was invited by the Independent on Sunday to contribute a series of weekly articles in which he chose a literary topic (such as Beginnings, Mystery, A Sense of Place, Allegory or Endings) and illustrated this with one or two short extracts fro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56711845">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The author says that this is a book to dip into at leisure, and he's right. The essays in this book are clear, concise and readable, but seem to lack any sort of great wit or spark. The author's method is to give an example passage first to illustrate his point, then explain it in greater depth - un...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42799483">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Got me through college, man. Eventually I got my dog-eared copy signed by the man himself when he gave a talk at Warwick Uni.<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A terrific group of essays about various aspects of fiction-writing. Each chapter begins with a short excerpt from a novel (mostly well-known novels) illustrating some technical or stylistic choice that Lodge then explains and analyzes. I have read this enjoyable book twice in the hope it would make...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74546999">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Lodge approaches a book about writing books in a manner similar to the way he approaches his own fiction: with eloquence, strong evidence from preexisting texts, and just the right amount of irreverent humor. A fabulous book assigned to me in school, but a great read outside of that context as well.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58466859">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book came highly recommended from K. L. Cook and I can understand why.  It takes a bit more of an academic approach to fiction writing but I found it illustrative and helpful and an enjoyable read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Useful and inspiring book about the art and craft of writing.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[David Lodge is a very clearly erudite author. These essays are interesting for his insights and thought-provoking in terms of understanding how fiction is built by smart writers. Still, Lodge's occasional forays into conversation about his own work have a smack of arrogance that left me disappointed...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31857639">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A series of essays Lodge wrote for the <em>London Independent</em> about, well…the art of fiction. Lodge’s tone is engaging and informative; he never talks down to the reader, and he’s not just showing off, either. My one gripe would be that the essays—having previously been newspaper columns—were ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25721814">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderfully readable and enjoyable book!  Each short chapter of 4-5 pages discusses a different aspect of the written novel, including for example, Beginning, The Intrusive Author, Suspense, Stream of Consciousness, Different Voices, and so on.  Each chapter begins with a selection from a noted no...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21456381">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this is a collection of articles he wrote for the independent. each chapter is about an aspect of fiction, using examples from english and american literature.  i enjoyed it especially for the introduction to authors or books i had not heard of before, for example, an early hardy novel 'a pair of bl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31408354">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[great, short essays concerning just about every topic of fiction writing w/ companion examples from great works.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[great short essays on points of craft, each illustrated from literature, good for refresher, or for teaching.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The articles with which David Lodge entertained and delighted readers of the Independent and The Washington Post Book World for fifty weeks between 1991 and 1992 have now been revised, expanded, and collected together in book form. The art of fiction is considered under a wide range of headings, such as the Intrusive Author, Suspense, the Epistolary Novel, Time-shift, the Sense of Place, and Symbolism. Each topic is illustrated by a short passage or two taken from classic and modern fiction, ranging from Laurence Sterne to J. D. Salinger, from Jane Austen to Fay Weldon, from Charles Dickens to Martin Amis. David Lodge takes these passages apart and puts them back together again with the expertise of a novelist, critic, and teacher. Technical terms are lucidly explained, and their applications examined, in the literary-critical equivalent of slow-motion replays of some of the best writing in the English language. To throw further light on a given topic the author sometimes refers directly, and revealingly, to his own experience of writing fiction. This book is essential reading for students of literature, aspiring writers, and anyone who enjoys literary fiction and would like to understand better how it works.]]>
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