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The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers
by Ayn Rand
May 20, 2024 - May 23, 2024 (read, literary-criticism)

Rand, A. (2000). The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers. Penguin.


Penguin, 2000. 192 pages. Paperback. 9780452281547

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I think I myself am the best writer today
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In regard to precision of language, I think I mys…
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Thomas Wolfe’s style
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the independent mind versus the second-hand mind
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Similarly, I show that Peter Keating wants presti…
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that would be sheer propaganda
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Such an issue as “I always decide for myself” ver…
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art is selectivity
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EDITOR’S PREFACE

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EDITOR’S PREFACE

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1. Writing and the Subconscious

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2. Literature as an Art Form

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3. Theme and Plot

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4. The Plot-Theme

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5. The Climax

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6. How to Develop a Plot Ability

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7. Characterization

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8. Style I: Depictions of Love

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Style I: Depictions of Love

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9. Style II: Descriptions of Nature and of New York

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10. Particular Issues of Style

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11. Special Forms of Literature

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