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.
The chocolate war - Robert Cormier -- Dinner at the homesick restaurant - Anne Tyler -- Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes -- The great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Heart of darkness - Joseph Conrad -- The house on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros -- I know why the caged bird sings - Maya Angelou -- Invisible man - Ralph Ellison -- Lord of the flies - William Golding -- My Antonia - Willa Cather -- One flew over the cuckoo's nest - Ken Kesey -- A separate peace - John Knowles -- Things fall apart - Chinua Achebe -- To kill a mockingbird -- Harper Lee -- Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte.
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"ISSN 1094-3552."
Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
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Novels for students. Volume 2 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels / Diane Telgen, editor.