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(The above example is, by the way, wholly invented; my apologies if it
inadvertently reproduces what someone has already written, or is thinking of
writing.) American first novels do at least show signs of trying hard, of energy and
invention.
(The above example is, by the way, wholly invented; my apologies if it
inadvertently reproduces what someone has already written, or is thinking of
writing.) American first novels do at least show signs of trying hard, of energy and
invention.
Page 196
The ostensible writer becomes a sort of enveloping character, himself in
discussion with the reader.' And The World of William Clissold, thin and
pretentious work though it is, can hardly be regarded as a piece of conventional
novel-writing.
The ostensible writer becomes a sort of enveloping character, himself in
discussion with the reader.' And The World of William Clissold, thin and
pretentious work though it is, can hardly be regarded as a piece of conventional
novel-writing.
Page 206
... lying what im really trying to write about is writing not all this stuff about
architecture trying to say something about writing about my writing im my hero
though what a useless appellation my first character then im trying to say
something about ...
... lying what im really trying to write about is writing not all this stuff about
architecture trying to say something about writing about my writing im my hero
though what a useless appellation my first character then im trying to say
something about ...
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Contents
preface | 7 |
The Novel No Longer Novel | 11 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Situation of the Novel Critical essays in modern literature, ISSN 0070-153X |
| Author | Bernard Bergonzi |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press, 1971 |
| ISBN | 0822932148, 9780822932147 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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