13 Ways of Looking at the Novel
By Jane Smiley
By Jane Smiley
By Jane Smiley
By Jane Smiley
Category: Literary Criticism | Literary Collections
Category: Literary Criticism | Literary Collections
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Paperback $20.00
Sep 12, 2006 | ISBN 9781400033188
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The Book That Changed My Life
A Scream Goes Through the House
Transmission and the Individual Remix
Praise
“Engaging…. Down-to-earth…. Smiley’s unmediated voice—blunt, uncompromising and witty—rings from every page…. She inspires wicked delight.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
“A massive victory…. Awfully smart…. Always a pleasure.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Provocative…. Wise and humane…. It reminds readers of the novel why they love their avocation…. I most heartily recommend it.” —The Christian Science Monitor
“Thorough, insightful…. Sure to inspire delicious debate and excite interest in undiscovered works…. Her critiques are shrewd, artful and unflinching…. Thirteen Ways continues to whisper its profundities long after the last page is turned.” —Rocky Mountain News
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