Novels for students. Volume 39 : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels / Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.| [Gale electronic resource]
American born Chinese / Gene Leun Yang -- Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress / Dai Sijie -- The cruel sea / Nicholas Monsarrat -- The grapes of wrath -- Half a life / Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul -- The help / Kathryn Stockett -- Housekeeping / Marilynne Robinson -- The human comedy / William Saroyan -- Montana 1948 / Larry Watson -- The moonstone / Wilkie Collins -- Number the stars / Lois Lowry -- Olive Kitteridge / Elizabeth Strout -- Oryx and crake / Margaret Atwood -- The remains of the day.
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.