The Art of Fiction

The Art of Fiction

By
John Gardner
John Gardner
1991 • 224 pages

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303 books

Non Fiction

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Laura
Devotion: A Memoir
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Fear
The Art of Memoir
Hunger
The Solace of Open Spaces
At Large and at Small: Familiar Essays

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32 books

Writing

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Adam
On writing well
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity
The Writer's Notebook: Craft Essays from Tin House
The Lively Art of Writing
Ursula K. Le Guin

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227 books

320 Pages Or Less

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Emil
The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar: Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems
American Wolf
H is for Hawk
Thirteen Days
The Hollywood Economist 2.0: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies
Treasure Island
A Cruising Voyage Around the World: First to the South-Seas, Thence to the East-Indies, and Homewards by the Cape of Good Hope. Begun in 1708 and Finish'd in 1711

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30 books

Writing

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Emil
Forensics: A Guide for Writers
Body Trauma: A Writer's Guide to Wounds and Injuries
The Writer's Guide to Psychology: How to Write Accurately about Psychological Disorders, Clinical Treatment and Human Behavior
How the Classics Made Shakespeare
Landmarks
The Gifts of Reading

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236 books

Own

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Scott
Fractured Tide
American Gods
Carrie
The Graveyard Book
The Sun Also Rises
'Salem's Lot
The Hunter

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32 books

Unfinished

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Nik Kroushl
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Stories Since 1970
Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction
The End of Policing
Gilead
Tarot for Change: Using the Cards for Self-Care, Acceptance, and Growth
The Art of Fiction
The Fellowship of the Ring

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39 books

Nonfic Lit Study

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Adam
The Rhetoric of Fiction
Mimesis : the representation of reality in Western literature
Modernist Literature: Challenging Fictions?
The Second Common Reader
Tolkien On Fairy-stories
Don Quixote: The Quest for Modern Fiction
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