The form of "novel" is young, but its conventions are mostly clear " and the novel of ideas is different. "Whether executed as science fiction, bildungsroman, or more recently, the satirical form Nicholas Dames calls the 'theory novel,' the novel of ideas is 'artful,' with all the equivocality this term brings. Willingness to court the […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:32AM on June 29, 2020