# On Moral Fiction

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- Book: [On Moral Fiction](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-gardner/on-moral-fiction) ([On Moral Fiction.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-gardner/on-moral-fiction.md))
- Authors: [John Gardner](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-gardner)
- Publisher: basic_books
- ISBN: 978-04-6505-226-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 1979-10-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A genuine classic of literary criticism, On Moral Fiction argues that " true art is by its nature moral."