The Art of Fiction

     The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers is a nonfiction book by Ayn Rand,published posthumously¹. Edited by Tore Boeckmann, it was published by Plume² in 2000.

    The book is based on a 1958 series of 12 four-hour lectures about fiction which Randgave to a group of student readers and writers in her living room. A companion book isThe Art of Nonfiction.

1 posthumously   

adv.于死后，于身后；于著作者死后出版地

参考例句：

• He was confirmed posthumously as a member of the Chinese Communist Party. 他被追认为中国共产党党员。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her last book was published posthumously in 1948. 她最后的一本书在她死后于1948 年出版了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 plume   

n.羽毛；v.整理羽毛，骚首弄姿，用羽毛装饰

参考例句：

• Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。
• He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。