num_pages: 240
description: Throws light on the dominant literary form of two centuries, in its twin aspects as work of art and commodity. The first part of this book traces the history of the author's novel about Henry James. The essays in the second part pursue the themes of genesis, composition and reception in the work of other novelists.
language: English
title: The Year of Henry James: The Story of a Novel With Other Essays on the Genesis, Composition and Reception of Literary Fiction
titlecomplete: The Year of Henry James: The Story of a Novel With Other Essays on the Genesis, Composition and Reception of Literary Fiction
genres: Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 64
publisher: Random House Uk Ltd