The Art of Fiction
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The Art of Fiction

by David Lodge

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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May 11, 2026
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The Disintegration Loops III (Remastered)

dlp 5.9

William Basinski · The Disintegration Loops III (Remastered)

1
Fragment

Fragment II

Library Tapes · Fragment

2
Passing Through

Passing Through

dream index · Passing Through

3
Dive

Elegy

Tycho · Dive

4
It'll End In Tears (Remastered)

Song To The Siren - Remastered

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

5
Millionen Lichter

Millionen Lichter

Lisa Harper-Cole · Millionen Lichter

6
Sequence, Pt. I

Night Thoughts

Else · Sequence, Pt. I

7
cold air

cold air

Sace · cold air

8
Soon It Will Be Cold Enough

Anthem

Emancipator · Soon It Will Be Cold Enough

9
Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

The Book Of Love

Peter Gabriel · Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

10
The Definitive Tribute To Guns 'N' Roses & Aerosmith

Sympathy for The Devil

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

11
With Orchestra Live

Mad About You - Live at Koningin Elisabethzaal 2012

Hooverphonic · With Orchestra Live

12
All About - Reclam Musik Edition 5 - Americana

The Story

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

13
From Elvis in Memphis

Suspicious Minds

Elvis Presley · From Elvis in Memphis

14
The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel Piano Version)

The Sound of Silence

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

15
Eternal

The Ruby and The Pearl

Branford Marsalis Quartet · Eternal

16
Inheritance

Abide with Me

Audrey Assad · Inheritance

17
Classic 100: Music For The Screen – Selections

The Princess Bride: Once upon a Time / Storybook Love

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

18
Again Again

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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