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The Novel
The Novel
Author: James A. Michener
ISBN-13: 9780449221433
ISBN-10: 0449221431
Publication Date: 7/20/1992
Pages: 448
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 41 ratings
Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed The Novel on
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Very interesting information about the writing/publishing process.
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Very interesting to me, since I live in the area discussed in this book. It divides the story into separate people who have an impact on the writing, publishing, and distribution of the novel. I found it eye-opening.
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Michener's books are always excellent, and this more recent one is no exception. A master story-teller at work.
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The publishing industry as seen from the Writer, the Editor, the Critic and the Reader.
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very Michener, quite interesting
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Book Description
"A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story...Suspenseful."
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
James Michener turns the creation and publication of a novel into an extroardinary and exciting experience as he renders believable the intriguing personalities who are the parents to its birth: a writer, editor, critic, and reader are locked in the desperate scenario of life, death, love, and truth. As immediate as today's headlines, as close as the bookshelves, THE NOVEL is a fascinating look into the glamorous world of the writer.
Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club

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"A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story...Suspenseful."
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
James Michener turns the creation and publication of a novel into an extroardinary and exciting experience as he renders believable the intriguing personalities who are the parents to its birth: a writer, editor, critic, and reader are locked in the desperate scenario of life, death, love, and truth. As immediate as today's headlines, as close as the bookshelves, THE NOVEL is a fascinating look into the glamorous world of the writer.
Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club
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Haven't read it.