| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 344 pages) : illustrations, photos. |
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Gale eBooks
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"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 an ex-coloured man / James Weldon Johnson -- Black Beauty / Anna Sewell -- The damnation of Theron Ware / Harold Frederic -- Dandelion wine / Ray Bradbury -- A death in the family / James Agee -- Elmer Gantry / Sinclair Lewis -- The God of small things / Arundhati Roy -- The name of the rose / Umberto Eco -- The prime of Miss Jean Brodie / Muriel Spark -- The satanic verses / Salman Rushdie -- Sophie's choice / William Styron -- The woman in the dunes / Kobo Abe. |
| 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. |
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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. Autobiography of an ex-coloured man.
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Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878. Black Beauty.
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Frederic, Harold, 1856-1898. Damnation of Theron Ware.
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Bradbury, Ray, 1920- Dandelion wine.
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Agee, James, 1909-1955. Death in the family.
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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Elmer Gantry.
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Roy, Arundhati. God of small things.
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Eco, Umberto. Name of the rose.
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Spark, Muriel. Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
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Rushdie, Salman. Satanic verses.
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Styron, William, 1925- Sophie's choice.
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Abe, Kōbō, 1924-1993. Suna no onna. English.
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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 |
Milne, Ira Mark, editor.
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Constantakis, Sara, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Novels for students, Volume 22. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2006 9780787669454 |
| ISBN |
9781414405704 (electronic book) |
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1414405707 (electronic book) |
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9780787669454 |
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0787669458 |
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