The Nearest Thing to Life by James Wood

The Nearest Thing to Life

James Wood

134 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir reflective fast-paced
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In this remarkable blend of memoir and criticism, James Wood has written a master class on the connections between fiction and life. He argues that, of all the arts, fiction has a unique ability to describe the shape of our lives, and to rescue th...

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