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The Art of Subtext - (Art Of...) by Charles Baxter (Paperback)

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Charles Baxter inaugurates The Art of, a new series on the craft of writing, with the wit and intelligence he brought to his celebrated book Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction.
Minnesota Book Award (Nonfiction) 2008 1st Winner
About the Author: CHARLES BAXTER is the author of ten books, including The Feast of Love, a finalist for the National Book Award, and Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction.
120 Pages
Language + Art + Disciplines, Writing
Series Name: Art Of...

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Charles Baxter inaugurates The Art of, a new series on the craft of writing, with the wit and intelligence he brought to his celebrated book Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction.

Fiction writer and essayist Charles Baxter's The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot discusses and illustrates the hidden subtextual overtones and undertones in fictional works haunted by the unspoken, the suppressed, and the secreted. Using an array of examples from Melville and Dostoyevsky to contemporary writers Paula Fox, Edward P. Jones, and Lorrie Moore, Baxter explains how fiction writers create those visible and invisible details, how what is displayed evokes what is not displayed.

The Art of Subtext is part of The Art of series, a new line of books by important authors on the craft of writing, edited by Charles Baxter. Each book examines a singular, but often assumed or neglected, issue facing the contemporary writer of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. The Art of series means to restore the art of criticism while illuminating the art of writing.

Review Quotes

"Baxter is smart about all aspects of craft." --The Corresponder

"A wonderful new volume about writing that's also about reading and the ways we make meaning in our lives." --The Observer

About the Author

CHARLES BAXTER is the author of ten books, including The Feast of Love, a finalist for the National Book Award, and Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction. He teaches at the University of Minnesota and lives in Minneapolis.

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Dimensions (Overall): 7.2 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .4 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 120

Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines

Sub-Genre: Writing

Series Title: Art Of...

Publisher: Graywolf Press

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Charles Baxter

Language: English

Street Date: July 24, 2007

TCIN: 77312485

UPC: 9781555974732

Item Number (DPCI): 247-55-4389

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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