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David lodge, english novelist, literary critic, playwright, and editor known chiefly for his satiric novels about academic life, especially changing places. It comprises fifty short articles, originally published as pieces in a newspaper column. Lodge s art of fiction will be stimulating and illuminating for aspiring writers and readers curious about how fiction casts its spells. This is a series of articles that were originally published in a newspaper, talking about various aspects of fiction. 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, not surprisingly, is a popular title. The articles collected in vintages new edition of the art of fiction appeared in this newspaper from 199192. Examining his career from his earliest publications in the late 1950s to his more recent works, david lodge and the tradition of the modern novel identifies lodges central place within the canon of twentiethcentury british literature. It is a very good learning resource for students and the general reader alike, as it informs them how writers use their craft to create the works they do.
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