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- Book Title
- Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative
- ISBN
- 9781948226134
- Subject Area
- Self-Help, Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
- Publication Name
- Meander, Spiral, Explode : Design and Pattern in Narrative
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publisher
- CATAPULT
- Subject
- Handwriting, Rhetoric, Semiotics & Theory, Creativity
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Item Weight
- 9.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 One of Poets & Writers ' Best Books for Writers "How lovely to discover a book on the craft of writing that is also fun to read. . . Alison asserts that the best stories follow patterns in nature, and by defining these new styles she offers writers the freedom to explore but with enough guidance to thrive." --Maris Kreizman, Vulture As Jane Alison writes in the introduction to her insightful and appealing book about the craft of writing: "For centuries there's been one path through fiction we're most likely to travel-- one we're actually told to follow--and that's the dramatic arc: a situation arises, grows tense, reaches a peak, subsides . . . But something that swells and tautens until climax, then collapses? Bit masculosexual, no? So many other patterns run through nature, tracing other deep motions in life. Why not draw on them, too?" W. G. Sebald's Emigrants was the first novel to show Alison how forward momentum can be created by way of pattern, rather than the traditional arc-- or, in nature, wave. Other writers of nonlinear prose considered in her "museum of specimens" include Nicholson Baker, Anne Carson, Marguerite Duras, Gabriel Garc a M rquez, Jamaica Kincaid, Clarice Lispector, Susan Minot, David Mitchell, Caryl Phillips, and Mary Robison. Meander, Spiral, Explode is a singular and brilliant elucidation of literary strategies that also brings high spirits and wit to its original conclusions. It is a liberating manifesto that says, Let's leave the outdated modes behind and, in thinking of new modes, bring feeling back to experimentation. It will appeal to serious readers and writers alike.
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Publisher
CATAPULT
ISBN-10
1948226138
ISBN-13
9781948226134
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12038581862
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Meander, Spiral, Explode : Design and Pattern in Narrative
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Handwriting, Rhetoric, Semiotics & Theory, Creativity
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Self-Help, Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2018-950157
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
P302.7.A515 2019
Reviews
Advance Praise for Meander, Spiral, Explode A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Book of the Season A Big Other Most Anticipated Small Press Book of the Year "[A] boundlessly inventive look at narrative form . . . It would do a disservice to this work to pigeonhole it as 'literary criticism'; the study is filled with clarity and wit, underlain with formidable erudition." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Novelist Alison's stylistic primer promises to stand apart, among the many writing guides publishing next year, in its tightly focused attention to the nuts and bolts of technique." -- Publishers Weekly , 1 of the Top 10 Books for Spring, Essays & Literary Criticism "Venturing into the world of narrative theory, [Alison] takes a personal and idiosyncratic approach . . . For readers interested in literary theory, Alison does a great job making it palatable." -- Kirkus Reviews "In this wholly original analysis of style, [Jane Alison] explores the forms and shapes that narrative can take, pushing the bounds of storytelling beyond the infamous pyramid of climax . . . Her observations of the sensory aspects of literature are indulgent and delectable, and sure to elevate the experience of readers and writers alike." -- Booklist "Doctors don't imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, original book about narrative is our new Aristotle." -- Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, Advance Praise for Meander, Spiral, Explode A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Book of the Season A Big Other Most Anticipated Small Press Book of the Year "[A] boundlessly inventive look at narrative form . . . It would do a disservice to this work to pigeonhole it as 'literary criticism'; the study is filled with clarity and wit, underlain with formidable erudition." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Novelist Alison's stylistic primer promises to stand apart, among the many writing guides publishing next year, in its tightly focused attention to the nuts and bolts of technique." -- Publishers Weekly , 1 of the Top 10 Books for Spring, Essays & Literary Criticism "Venturing into the world of narrative theory, [Alison] takes a personal and idiosyncratic approach . . . For readers interested in literary theory, Alison does a great job making it palatable." -- Kirkus Reviews "Doctors don't imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, original book about narrative is our new Aristotle." -- Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, Chicago Review of Books , One of the Best Books of the Year So Far Publishers Weekly , One of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year "Alison's close readings can be exhilarating. One of her more seductive ideas is the notion of possible 'correlations between kinds of stories and certain patterns,' as when reflective first-person novels adopt the spiral . . . Alison's prose is potent and lush, her enthusiasm infectious . . . The fecundity of Alison's writing is of a piece with her larger mission: to turn narrative theory into a supersaturated mindfuck of hedonistic extravaganza. It is a special kind of literary criticism." Katy Waldman, The New Yorker "A playful, insightful taxonomy of narratives that while seeming to defy categorization, in fact take their innovative structures from patterns found in nature: fractals, cells, wavelets, and more . . . A thought-provoking manual for writers, critics, and casual readers alike." -- The Atlantic , One of the Best Books of the Year "You don't have to be a professional writer to enjoy novelist Jane Alison's brilliant new craft guide Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative , published by Catapult Press. Anyone who reads stands to appreciate her argument that the primary way most of us are taught that fiction ought to be structuredFreytag's famous triangleis neither the best nor the only method." Kathleen Rooney, Chicago Tribune "Transformative . . . This book will introduce you to works you've never heard of, and also change your interpretation of better-known stories; Alison's reading of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas , for instance, pushes the novel's symmetrical structure beyond gimmick and into something sublime. The questions many of these texts ask, Alison points out, are not 'what happens next?' but 'why did this happen?' and 'what grows in my mind as I read?'" Maddie Oatman, Mother Jones "How lovely to discover a book on the craft of writing that is also fun to read. Australian author Jane Alison has written a great one in which she urges us to abandonor at least improve uponthe traditional story arc that has dominated fiction since the age of Aristotle. Alison asserts that the best stories follow patterns in nature, and by defining these new styles she offers writers the freedom to explore but with enough guidance to thrive." Maris Kreizman, Vulture , A Best New Paperback Book of the Month "Jane Alison's book on craft calls into question the dramatic arc many writers have been taught to follow in their work . . . Alison presents a 'museum of specimens' including writing by Anne Carson, Raymond Carver, Gabriel García Márquez, Jamaica Kincaid, Clarice Lispector, and Mary Robison, to illustrate some of the possibilities for nonlinear storytellingand she invites her readers to follow these examples to 'keep making our novels novel.'" Poets & Writers , One of the Best Book for Writers " Meander, Spiral, Explode is the best craft book I've read in years; it questions the primacy of the arc-shaped narrative and presents a series of alternative ones, using for examplesand this is no accidentsome of the best books in modern literature . . . It'll blow your mind." Emily Temple, Literary Hub, Advance Praise for Meander, Spiral, Explode A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Book of the Season A Big Other Most Anticipated Small Press Book of the Year "[A] boundlessly inventive look at narrative form . . . It would do a disservice to this work to pigeonhole it as 'literary criticism'; the study is filled with clarity and wit, underlain with formidable erudition." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Novelist Alison's stylistic primer promises to stand apart, among the many writing guides publishing next year, in its tightly focused attention to the nuts and bolts of technique." -- Publishers Weekly , 1 of the Top 10 Books for Spring, Essays & Literary Criticism "Venturing into the world of narrative theory, [Alison] takes a personal and idiosyncratic approach . . . For readers interested in literary theory, Alison does a great job making it palatable." -- Kirkus Reviews "In this wholly original analysis of style, [Jane Alison] explores the forms and shapes that narrative can take, pushing the bounds of storytelling beyond the infamous pyramid of climax . . . Her observations of the sensory aspects of literature are indulgent and delectable, and sure to elevate the experience of readers and writers alike." -- Booklist "Who knew literary criticism could be so much fun? That's the impression that lingers after finishing novelist, memoirist and University of Virginia creative writing professor Jane Alison's Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative . . . Alison's gift for close reading brings to mind fellow novelist and critic Francine Prose's Reading Like a Writer , and her enthusiasm for this literary archeology project is infectious . . . It's a book that will have open-minded readers viewing the next work of serious fiction they encounter with a more discerning eye, ear and mind." -- Harvey Freedenberg, Shelf Awareness "Doctors don't imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, original book about narrative is our new Aristotle." -- Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, Advance Praise for Meander, Spiral, Explode A Big Other Most Anticipated Small Press Book of the Year "[A] boundlessly inventive look at narrative form . . . It would do a disservice to this work to pigeonhole it as 'literary criticism'; the study is filled with clarity and wit, underlain with formidable erudition." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Novelist Alison's stylistic primer promises to stand apart, among the many writing guides publishing next year, in its tightly focused attention to the nuts and bolts of technique." -- Publishers Weekly , 1 of the Top 10 Books for Spring, Essays & Literary Criticism "Venturing into the world of narrative theory, [Alison] takes a personal and idiosyncratic approach . . . For readers interested in literary theory, Alison does a great job making it palatable." -- Kirkus Reviews "Doctors don't imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, original book about narrative is our new Aristotle." -- Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, Advance Praise for Meander, Spiral, Explode "Novelist Alison's stylistic primer promises to stand apart, among the many writing guides publishing next year, in its tightly focused attention to the nuts and bolts of technique." -- Publishers Weekly , 1 of the Top 10 Books for Spring, Essays & Literary Criticism "Doctors don't imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, original book about narrative is our new Aristotle." -- Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, Advance Praise for Meander, Spiral, Explode "Doctors don't imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, original book about narrative is our new Aristotle." -- Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, Advance Praise for Meander, Spiral, Explode A Big Other Most Anticipated Small Press Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Book of the Season "[A] boundlessly inventive look at narrative form . . . It would do a disservice to this work to pigeonhole it as 'literary criticism'; the study is filled with clarity and wit, underlain with formidable erudition." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Novelist Alison's stylistic primer promises to stand apart, among the many writing guides publishing next year, in its tightly focused attention to the nuts and bolts of technique." -- Publishers Weekly , 1 of the Top 10 Books for Spring, Essays & Literary Criticism "Venturing into the world of narrative theory, [Alison] takes a personal and idiosyncratic approach . . . For readers interested in literary theory, Alison does a great job making it palatable." -- Kirkus Reviews "Doctors don't imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, original book about narrative is our new Aristotle." -- Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, Advance Praise for Meander, Spiral, Explode A Chicago Review of Books Best New Book of the Month A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Book of the Season A Big Other Most Anticipated Small Press Book of the Year "[A] boundlessly inventive look at narrative form . . . It would do a disservice to this work to pigeonhole it as 'literary criticism'; the study is filled with clarity and wit, underlain with formidable erudition." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Novelist Alison's stylistic primer promises to stand apart, among the many writing guides publishing next year, in its tightly focused attention to the nuts and bolts of technique." -- Publishers Weekly , 1 of the Top 10 Books for Spring, Essays & Literary Criticism "Venturing into the world of narrative theory, [Alison] takes a personal and idiosyncratic approach . . . For readers interested in literary theory, Alison does a great job making it palatable." -- Kirkus Reviews "In this wholly original analysis of style, [Jane Alison] explores the forms and shapes that narrative can take, pushing the bounds of storytelling beyond the infamous pyramid of climax . . . Her observations of the sensory aspects of literature are indulgent and delectable, and sure to elevate the experience of readers and writers alike." -- Booklist "What if everything you know, everything you've been taught, about writing is wrong? Or, if not wrong, precisely, at least restrictive, oriented in only one direction, without much room to get creative and go outside the bounds of what had been done before? This is what Jane Alison explores in her fascinating new book, which looks at the ways in which prescriptive writing has led to sameness and predictability. Alison encourages an exploration of techniques and styles, offering examples of experimental writing from masters like W.G. Sebald, Clarice Lispector, and Jamaica Kinkaid, as proof of the many ways that writing can shine when not on a typical linear path, when it is allowed instead to spiral and spring forward and back, fold in on itself or unravel in infinite directions, all of which feel new and exciting." -- Kristin Iversen, NYLON , 1 of 15 Great Books to Read This Month "The best work of literary criticism I've read so far this year . . . Explores patterning and design in narrative, questioning the supposed prominence of the 'narrative arc.' What about other shapes, Alison asks, leading us through the work of the writers who use them--Sebald, Baker, Carson, Duras, Gabriel García Márquez, Kincaid, Lispector, Minot, Mitchell, etc. etc. etc. I think they would all be pleased by this book." -- Emily Temple, Literary Hub "Who knew literary criticism could be so much fun? That's the impression that lingers after finishing novelist, memoirist and University of Virginia creative writing professor Jane Alison's Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative . . . Alison's gift for close reading brings to mind fellow novelist and critic Francine Prose's Reading Like a Writer , and her enthusiasm for this literary archeology project is infectious . . . It's a book that will have open-minded readers viewing the next work of serious fiction they encounter with a more discerning eye, ear and mind." -- Harvey Freedenberg, Shelf Awareness "Doctors don't imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, original book about narrative is our new Aristotle." -- Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, Advance Praise for Meander, Spiral, Explode "[A] boundlessly inventive look at narrative form . . . It would do a disservice to this work to pigeonhole it as 'literary criticism'; the study is filled with clarity and wit, underlain with formidable erudition." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Novelist Alison's stylistic primer promises to stand apart, among the many writing guides publishing next year, in its tightly focused attention to the nuts and bolts of technique." -- Publishers Weekly , 1 of the Top 10 Books for Spring, Essays & Literary Criticism "Venturing into the world of narrative theory, [Alison] takes a personal and idiosyncratic approach . . . For readers interested in literary theory, Alison does a great job making it palatable." -- Kirkus Reviews "Doctors don't imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, original book about narrative is our new Aristotle." -- Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading
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