Novels for students. Volume 40 [eBook] : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels / Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Anne Deveraux Jordan.
"ISSN 1094-3552." Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
The bingo palace, by Louise Erdrich -- Clueless -- The color purple -- The corrections, by Jonathan Franzen -- The idiot, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky -- Jazz, by Toni Morrison -- King Solomon's mines, by H. Rider Haggard -- The mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley -- Monster, by Walter Dean Myers -- The ox-bow incident, by Walter Van Tilburg Clark -- The road, by Cormac McCarthy -- Stranger in a strange land, by Robert A. Heinlein -- Waiting for the rain, by Sheila Gordon -- White teeth, by Zadie Smith.
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.