On Histories and Stories: Selected Essays
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780701169466 (070116946X)
Publish date: January 9th 2001
Publisher: Chatto and Windus
Pages no: 196
Edition language: English
The essays in this book center around the writing of historical fiction as well as the use of stories. Byatt gives insightful comments abouts the popularity of the genre as well as analysis of some of the writers in the genre. She focuses on Penelope Fitzgerald, Bowen, Swift, Blixen, and Pratchett...