Wharton sets down what she had learned about her craft, tracing modern fiction back to the moment the action of the novel moved from the street to the soul. Five chapters cover the art in general, the telling of a short story, the construction of a novel, character and situation, and a closing appreciation of Marcel Proust, with frequent reference to Balzac, Tolstoy and Henry James.
A short, clear-eyed masterclass from one of America’s finest novelists, useful to readers and writers alike. Download the free EPUB.