324 pp. Nearly flawless copy with solid binding and clean text. One small stain on fore-edge. Previous owner's stamp on bottom corner of first front-end page (Ex-Private-Library-Book). Dj shows wear and few cuts and tears on edges.

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Title

The Fiction Dictionary: The Most Comprehensive Collection of Terms, from Allegory and Antihero to Vignette and Verisimilar Fiction, with Hundreds of Examples from Contemporary and Classic Literature.

Publisher

Story Press/ An Imprint of F & W Publicatioins, Inc., Cincinnati, OH

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

188491005X

ISBN 13

9781884910050

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Clare Finney (Design); Tom Landecker (Cover Illustration)

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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An essential guide to the inside language of fiction, this dictionary gives full, vivid descriptions and lively examples. Many of the entries will open up exciting new possibilities in writers' own work.

Review

Are you a fan of bubblegum fiction, do you prefer camp fiction, or perhaps a good bildungsroman? Enjoy a conspiratorial mystique or revel in deconstructive fiction? Sneer most cynically at bathos or dead metaphors? Like your characters flat, dynamic, round, static or fragrant? If you're not sure, Laurie Henry's The Fiction Dictionary, with more than 600 literary terms, is a worthy investment for writers, teachers, students, and language fans. She defines her literary terms quite clearly, but the dictionary goes beyond that, with engaging examples from a wide assortment of literature. Reading and browsing is entertainment and education combined. --Stephanie Gold

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