{"product_id":"empty-revelations","title":"Empty Revelations","description":"What mysteries lie at the heart of fiction's power to enchant and engage the mind? Empty Revelations considers a number of philosophical problems that fiction raises, including the primary issue of how we can think and talk about things that do not exist. Peter Alward covers thought-provoking terrain, exploring fictional truth, the experience of being \"caught up\" in a story, and the boundaries between fiction and non-fiction. At the centre of Alward's argument is a figure known as the \"narrative informant\" who mediates the reader's encounter with fictional events through - sometimes unreliable - reporting. Developing a theory in which the author is a sculptor who constructs works of fiction out of words, Alward demonstrates that much of the confusion about fiction stems from a failure to properly distinguish between writing fiction and telling stories.  Combining clarity, philosophical sophistication, ingenuity, and originality, Empty Revelations is a rewarding read for both scholars of philosophy and anyone interested in the complex ways that fiction works.","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54222555218264,"sku":"9780773540385","price":115.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780773540385__676558e2dd69c.jpg?v=1741160425","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/empty-revelations","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}