Gerard Genette Literary Theory: Made simple for writers

Author:   Ross Thompson
Publisher:   Independently Published
ISBN:  

9798250429443


Pages:   72
Publication Date:   02 March 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Gerard Genette Literary Theory: Made simple for writers


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Genette's narratology is one of the most influential frameworks in modern storytelling-and one of the hardest to read. This book makes it simple. With clear explanations, practical exercises, and examples you can apply immediately, it turns Genette's concepts into everyday tools for shaping scenes, controlling pacing, managing perspective, and guiding the reader's experience. A concise, accessible guide for writers who want to strengthen their craft and understand the mechanics behind powerful fiction. Gérard Genette mapped the hidden architecture of storytelling-how time bends, how perspective narrows or widens, how narrators shape truth, and how even a title can tilt a reader's expectations. This book brings that architecture out of the academy and onto the writer's desk. Through clear explanations, examples, and practical scene-level demonstrations, it shows how Genette's ideas can sharpen tension, deepen mood, and give your fiction a stronger spine. For writers who want to understand not just what stories do, but how they work beneath the surface, this is a guide to narrative control, clarity, and craft.

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Author:   Ross Thompson
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.109kg
ISBN:  

9798250429443


Pages:   72
Publication Date:   02 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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