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Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers

Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers

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DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF WHAT MAKES A MEGA-BESTSELLER IN THIS ENTERTAINING, REVELATORY GUIDE

What do Michael Corleone, Jack Ryan, and Scout Finch have in common? Creative writing professor and thriller writer James W. Hall knows. Now, in this entertaining, revelatory book, he reveals how bestsellers work, using twelve twentieth-century blockbusters as case studies--including The Godfather, Gone with the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Jaws. From tempting glimpses inside secret societies, such as submariners in The Hunt for Red October, and Opus Dei in The Da Vinci Code, to vivid representations of the American Dream and its opposite--the American Nightmare--in novels like The Firm and The Dead Zone, Hall identifies the common features of mega-bestsellers. Including fascinating and little-known facts about some of the most beloved books of the last century, Hit Lit is a must-read for fiction lovers and aspiring writers alike, and makes us think anew about why we love the books we love.



Author: James W. Hall
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 04/10/2012
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.18w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780812970951
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