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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 |
The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - Ernest J. Gaines -- The bean trees - Barbara Kingsolver -- The color purple - Alice Walker -- Do androids dream of electric sheep? - Philip K. Dick -- Ender's game - Orson Scott Card -- Ethan Frome - Edith Wharton -- Giants in the earth - O.E. Rolvaag -- How the Garcia girls lost their accents - Julia Alvarez -- Like water for chocolate - Laura Esquivel -- Love medicine - Louise Erdrich -- Les miserables - Victor Hugo -- One hundred years of solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- The outsiders - S.E. Hinton -- The pearl - John Steinbeck -- The sun also rises - Ernest Hemingway -- A tale of two cities - Charles Dickens. |
| Summary |
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism. |
| Original Version |
Original: xx, 395 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
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Gaines, Ernest J., 1933- Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
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Kingsolver, Barbara. Bean trees.
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Walker, Alice, 1944- Color purple.
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Dick, Philip K. Do androids dream of electric sheep?
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Card, Orson Scott. Ender's game.
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. Ethan Frome.
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Rolvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931. Giants in the earth.
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Alvarez, Julia. How the Garcia girls lost their accents.
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Esquivel, Laura, 1950- Como agua para chocolate. English.
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Erdrich, Louise. Love medicine.
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Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Miserables.
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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel, 1928- Cien anos de soledad. English.
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Hinton, S. E. Outsiders.
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Pearl.
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Sun also rises.
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Tale of two cities.
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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 |
Ciccarelli, Sheryl, editor.
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Napierkowski, Marie Rose, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9781414427980 (electronic book) |
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1414427980 (electronic book) |
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