Charles Baxter (author) Quote

A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and unseen.


The art of subtext: beyond plot (ed. Graywolf Pr, 2007) - ISBN: 9781555974732


A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and...

A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and...

A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and...

A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and...