num_pages: 318
description: Maugham's studies of the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists are outstanding examples of literary criticism at its finest. Afforded here are some of the formulae of greatness in the genre, as well as the flaws and heresies which enfeeble it. Written by a master of fiction, Ten Novels and Their Authors is a unique and invaluable guide.
language: English
title: The Art of Fiction: An Introduction to Ten Novels and Their Authors
titlecomplete: The Art of Fiction: An Introduction to Ten Novels and Their Authors
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Books About Books, Literary Fiction, Criticism, Biography, Essays, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 280
publisher: Arno Press