Novels for students. Volume 48 : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.| [Gale electronic resource]
Publication Info.
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]
The big sleep -- Growing up / Russell Baker -- Half of a yellow sun / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- The home and the world / Rabindranath Tagore -- The hours -- In the shadow of the banyan / Vaddey Ratner -- Looking for Alaska / John Green -- Martin Dressler : the tale of an American dreamer / Steven Millhauser -- A moveable feast / Ernest Hemingway -- Quicksand / Nella Larsen -- Rocket boys : a memoir / Homer Hickam Jr. -- The round house / Louise Erdrich -- Swamplandia! / Karen Russell -- Winter's bone / Daniel Woodrell.
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.