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told ' , and the author conspicuous by his absence ; the kind of fiction , in fact , that
can be associated with the precept and ... a right to let his own voice be heard ,
and for a restored place for ' telling ' as well as ' showing ' in fictional narrative .
told ' , and the author conspicuous by his absence ; the kind of fiction , in fact , that
can be associated with the precept and ... a right to let his own voice be heard ,
and for a restored place for ' telling ' as well as ' showing ' in fictional narrative .
Page 203
Notebook leads beyond this personal dilemma to larger general questions about
the nature of fiction . It is very much a novel about process , which is something
that preoccupies a wide area of contemporary Western culture , ranging from ...
Notebook leads beyond this personal dilemma to larger general questions about
the nature of fiction . It is very much a novel about process , which is something
that preoccupies a wide area of contemporary Western culture , ranging from ...
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In his next novel , Trawl , Johnson seems to take up Beckett's hint , and abandons
all attempts to invent fictional characters , concentrating on his own experience . (
One might remark in passing that The Unnamable , which is a series of ...
In his next novel , Trawl , Johnson seems to take up Beckett's hint , and abandons
all attempts to invent fictional characters , concentrating on his own experience . (
One might remark in passing that The Unnamable , which is a series of ...
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Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Situation of the Novel |
| Author | Bernard Bergonzi |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1970 |
| ISBN | 0822932148, 9780822932147 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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