The Art of Fiction

Book Playlist

The Art of Fiction Playlist

19 tracks

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May 11, 2026

This playlist mirrors David Lodge's "The Art of Fiction" by blending diverse instrumental and vocal tracks that reflect the book's exploration of narrative techniques, literary traditions, and character insights. The instrumental selections evoke the intricate and layered nature of fiction, while the vocal tracks offer thematic connections to storytelling, character complexity, and the artifice of narrative voice.

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Track List

19 songs

1

dlp 5.9

William Basinski · The Disintegration Loops III (Remastered)

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2

Fragment II

Library Tapes · Fragment

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3

Passing Through

dream index · Passing Through

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4

Elegy

Tycho · Dive

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5

Song To The Siren - Remastered

This Mortal Coil · It'll End In Tears (Remastered)

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6

Millionen Lichter

Lisa Harper-Cole · Millionen Lichter

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7

Night Thoughts

Else · Sequence, Pt. I

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8

cold air

Sace · cold air

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9

Anthem

Emancipator · Soon It Will Be Cold Enough

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10

The Book Of Love

Peter Gabriel · Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

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11

Sympathy for The Devil

Classic Sounds · The Definitive Tribute To Guns 'N' Roses & Aerosmith

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12

Mad About You - Live at Koningin Elisabethzaal 2012

Hooverphonic · With Orchestra Live

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13

The Story

Brandi Carlile · All About - Reclam Musik Edition 5 - Americana

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14

Suspicious Minds

Elvis Presley · From Elvis in Memphis

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15

The Sound of Silence

Pianista sull'Oceano · The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel Piano Version)

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16

The Ruby and The Pearl

Branford Marsalis Quartet · Eternal

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17

Abide with Me

Audrey Assad · Inheritance

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18

The Princess Bride: Once upon a Time / Storybook Love

Mark Knopfler · Classic 100: Music For The Screen – Selections

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19

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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