"Stein on Writing" provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, students or instructors, amateurs or professionals. As the always clear and direct Stein explains here, "This is not a book of theory. It is a book of usable solutions--how to fix writing that is flawed, how to improve writing that is good, how to create interesting writing in the first place." With examples from bestsellers as well as from students' drafts, Stein offers detailed sections on characterization, dialogue, pacing, flashbacks, trimming away flabby wording, the so-called "triage" method of revision, using the techniques of fiction to enliven nonfiction, and more.

世界公认的小说理论经典。主要阐述了小说写作的方方面面，并对许多世界名著进行了毫不留情的“评头品足”！大学文科讲师、本科生、研究生经常查阅产引且的必备书籍，过去的一些中文版本出现不少错译漏译，常常使人读不懂，甚至错误地“引经据典”还浑然不知。今天这部崭新的英汉对照版的问民，终于可以让中国读者一睹其庐山真面目！本书由八个内容相关又自成篇章的演讲组成。福斯特博学、幽默、语惊四座，为文坛所罕见！

本书是关于小说叙事的研究著作。分为两部分，第一部分是关于小说叙事的基本理论，如小说与现实、作者与读者、结构、语言等，第二部分以卡夫卡、福楼拜、废名等人的作品为例，对小说叙事方式等做了具体的分析，作者本人擅长小说写作，对小说创作有较深的体会，书中有很多独到的感悟。本书是中文专业学生及文学爱好者了解小说叙事的绝佳读物。