31530 John Gardner http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518oQLsZroL._SX80_.jpg 8 "John Gardner was famous for his generosity to young writers, and (this book) is his . . . gift to them. The Art of Fiction will fascinate anyone interested in how fiction gets put together. For the young writer, it will become a necessary handbook, a stern judge, an encouraging friend."--The New York Times Book Review. 39