{"product_id":"faulks-on-fiction-sebastian-faulks","title":"Faulks on Fiction - Sebastian Faulks","description":"\u003cp\u003eLarge Paperback pages starting to yellow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text Text__title1\" data-testid=\"bookTitle\" aria-label=\"Book title: Faulks on Fiction: The Secret Life of the Novel\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Life of the Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text Text__title1\" data-testid=\"bookTitle\" aria-label=\"Book title: Faulks on Fiction: The Secret Life of the Novel\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe British invented the novel, with the publication of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1719 marking the arrival of a revolutionary and distinctly modern form of art. But it's also true, as Sebastian Faulks argues in this remarkable book, that the novel helped invent the British: for the first time we had stories that reflected the experiences of ordinary people, with characters in which we could find our reality, our understanding and our escape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaulks on Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Faulks examines many of these enduring fictional characters from over the centuries -- Heroes from Tom Jones to John Self, Lovers from Mr Darcy to Lady Chatterly, Villains from Fagin to Barbara Covett, and Snobs from Emma Woodhouse to James Bond -- and shows us how they mapped and inspired the British psyche, and continue to do so.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished to coincide with a major BBC series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaulks on Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an engaging and opinionated look at the psychology of the British through their literature, and a unique social history of Britain from one of our most respected writers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belle's Books secondhand books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51232475054360,"sku":"FAULKSS003","price":40.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/7574\/9656\/files\/FaulksonFiction-SebastianFaulks_dcbec0d2-438a-4205-a745-cbe0743a0f0a.png?v=1767385943","url":"https:\/\/bellesbookssa.com\/products\/faulks-on-fiction-sebastian-faulks","provider":"Belle's Books Online Secondhand Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}