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Death
5/5 Critic James Wood explores how the novel deals with death.

The Self
4/5 James Wood explores the meaning of self in fiction.

Speech
3/5 Critic James Wood explores what writers do with dialogue in novels.

Thought
2/5 James Wood explores how thought has been represented on the printed page over the years.

The World
1/5 James Wood on the novelistic technique of having characters walking along city streets.