The Art of Fiction

In 1958, <b>Ayn Rand</b>, already the world-famous author of such bestselling books as <b>Atlas Shrugged</b> and <b>The Fountainhead</b>, gave a private series of extemporaneous lectures in her own living room on the art of fiction. <b>Tore Boeckmann</b> and <b>Leonard Peikoff</b> for the first time now bring readers the edited transcript of these exciting personal statements. <b>The Art of Fiction</b> offers invaluable lessons, in which Rand analyzes the four essential elements of fiction: theme, plot, characterization, and style. She demonstrates her ideas by dissecting her best-known works, as well as those of other famous authors, such as <b>Thomas Wolfe, Sinclair Lewis</b>, and <b>Victor Hugo</b>. An historic accomplishment, this compendium will be a unique and fascinating resource for both writers and readers of fiction.