Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Adam Bede / by George Eliot -- Arrowsmith / by Sinclair Lewis -- The castle / by Franz Kafka -- Davita's harp / by Chaim Potok -- East of Eden -- The great train robbery / by Michael Crichton -- A handful of dust / by Evelyn Waugh -- Journey to the center of the earth / by Jules Verne -- The magnificent Ambersons / by Booth Tarkington -- The natural -- Nothing but the truth : a documentary novel / by Avi -- Patternmaster / by Octavia E. Butler -- Pelle the conqueror / by Martin Andersen Nexo -- Three Junes / by Julia Glass.
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.