{"product_id":"the-art-of-time-in-fiction-as-long-as-it-takes-paperback","title":"The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Silber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction imagines for us a stopping point from which life can be seen as intelligible, asserts Joan Silber in \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Time in Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. The end point of a story determines its meaning, and one of the main tasks a writer faces is to define the duration of a plot. Silber uses wide-ranging examples from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Chinua Achebe, and Arundhati Roy, among others, to illustrate five key ways in which time unfolds in fiction. In clear-eyed prose, Silber elucidates a tricky but vital aspect of the art of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Silber\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six books of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Size of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 6.99 x 5.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771621441824,"sku":"9781555975302","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4affaf154fec0cbd8bda0afa41548838.webp?v=1780389760","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-art-of-time-in-fiction-as-long-as-it-takes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}