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he must reconstruct experience as a series of affective snapshots

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Prancing Novelist British lite he must reconstruct experience asIn these pagesby turns instructive, mischievous, and even gossipyBrigid Brophy seeks nothing less than a vindication of the eternal liveliness of fiction itself against the persistent rumors that it is dying or dead. Though serious in intent, Prancing Novelist is not only a monument to Firbank, but is also a delightful showcase for Brophy's own uproarious prose, not to mention her genius for telling good stories. One of the most penetrating and