The Nearest Thing to Life

By Wood, James

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9781611687415 9781611687422 9781611687439
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Brandeis Univ.


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Reviewed on May 1, 2015  |  Arts and Humanities

"Telling a story about the story you are reading" is how Wood (English, Harvard Univ.; staff writer, The New Yorker; The Fun Stuff) defines literary criticism. In these four lectures, some previously published, Wood takes readers on his journey from lying to homelessness to show how fiction accommodates his life changes. Wood grew up as a "formidable liar," which led him to literature, specifically fiction, in which anything could...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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