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Gale virtual reference library
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| Note |
"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank -- The alchemist - Paulo Coelho -- Anthem - Ayn Rand -- Bless the beasts and the children - Glendon Swarthout -- Bread givers - Anzia Yezierska -- A day no pigs would die - Robert Newton Peck -- Einstein's dreams - Alan Lightman -- Eva luna - Isabel Allende -- I, robot - Isaac Asimov -- The magic mountain - Thomas Mann -- Mansfield park - Jane Austen -- Something wicked this way comes - Ray Bradbury -- Utopia - Thomas More -- Year of impossible goodbyes - Sook Nyul Choi. |
| Summary |
Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance. |
| Original Version |
Original: xix, 368 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
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Frank, Pat, 1908- Alas, Babylon.
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Coelho, Paulo. Alquimista. English.
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Rand, Ayn. Anthem.
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Swarthout, Glendon, 1918-1992. Bless the beasts and the children.
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Yezierska, Anzia, 1880?-1970. Bread givers.
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Peck, Robert Newton. Day no pigs would die.
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Lightman, Alan P., 1948- Einstein's dreams.
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Allende, Isabel. Eva luna.
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Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. I, robot.
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Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. Zauberberg. English.
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Mansfield park.
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Bradbury, Ray, 1920- Something wicked this way comes.
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More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535. Utopia.
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Choi, Sook Nyul. Year of impossible goodbyes.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Fiction -- History and criticism.
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Literature -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Constantakis, Sara, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9781414449456 (electronic book) |
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