{"product_id":"9780684845319","title":"The Writing of Fiction","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Writing of Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Edith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton, \u003ci\u003eThe Writing of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1921, Edith Wharton won a Pulitzer Prize for her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e. Over the course of her career, she would continue to produce beloved, bestselling work—from \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eThe Custom of the Country\u003c\/i\u003e—and gained a reputation for her incisive critiques of her upper-class social circle\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eTo each new generation of readers, her work remains fresh, formally remarkable, and endlessly entertaining.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Writing of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Writing of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"There are only three or four American novelists who can be thought of as 'major'--and Edith Wharton is one.\"\u003cb\u003e--Gore Vidal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Edith Wharton is my favorite writer and her incisive indictments of the wealthy class she was a part of, are endlessly interesting to me.\"\u003cb\u003e--Roxane Gay, \u003ci\u003eMedium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Edith Wharton was there before all of us; disdainful, imperious, brilliant foremother.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780684845319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592317481166,"sku":"9780684845319","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_f808452d-929a-4d02-b315-79c466112893.jpg?v=1646781287","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780684845319","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}