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Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel (editie 2005)

door Jane Smiley

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The author celebrates the art of fiction as she looks at one hundred very different examples of the novel, ranging from the classics to little-known gems, and discusses the evolution of the novel and the practice of novel-writing.

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Lid:	featherbooks
Titel:	Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
Auteurs:	Jane Smiley
Info:	Knopf (2005), Hardcover, 608 pages
Verzamelingen:	Jouw bibliotheek, bookclub, Letters, Howard's End is On the Landing, Untitled collection, Aan het lezen, Te lezen, Galleys/Reading Copies
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Trefwoorden:	literature, reference, books on books, books-on-books

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Smiley gives us very interesting views of how to understand what novels are like, and how they got to be what they are today. (

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mykl-s | May 2, 2023 |

view of novel as genre and reviews of well and lesser known examples through history

ritaer | Aug 4, 2021 |

Quite disappointing. (

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Tatoosh | Apr 6, 2017 |

I read the introduction and thoroughly skimmed the 101 snapshots. ?�I have no idea why one would care about Smiley's musings on either novels in general, or on the 100 novels she read, unless one were a huge fan of the author and wanted to read everything she wrote. ?Ã¡Otherwise this seems like self-absorbed claptrap, as the saying goes. ?Ã¡I have not managed to read anything by Smiley, even though I have tried a couple of times. ?Ã¡I've also read, erm, maybe 4 of the books in that 101 list... and her notes did not encourage me to read any others. ?Ã¡My one-word reaction: :gag:"

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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 5, 2016 |

It's not easy reading but is useful for English majors who want a refresher so they don't forget everything they learned. It was long and her review of essential novels starts at the half way mark of the book. The novels she chose are straight from my undergrad syllabus. It was nice to get another take on their significance and to hear her intelligent analysis. (

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