Bøger i Mint Editions--Literary Critic serien

A man and woman in love. Something about progress. Lives are described and made and unmade. Advertisements appear to merge with a world which appears to be made of words. Concerned with the concern over crafting the "Great American Novel," the poet-doctor Williams crafts his own. The Great American Novel is a novel by William Carlos Williams.

In this groundbreaking essay on literary craft, the author suggests that rather than imitate reality, a writer must attempt a scientific investigation of the nature of everyday life. For Zola, plot must be secondary to character, and character must be subject to the laws and limitations of a particular society. The Experimental Novel is an essay by Émile Zola.