How Novels Work

by John Mullan

Book Overview

Drawing on his weekly Guardian column, "Elements of Fiction," John Mullan offers an engaging look at the novel, focusing mostly on works of the last ten years as he illuminates the rich resources of novelistic technique.

Mullan sheds light on some of the true masterworks of contemporary fiction, including Monica Ali's Brick Lane, J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace, Don DeLillo's Underworld, Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections, Mark Haddon's The Curious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199281785
• ISBN13: 9780199281787
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.8"