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 accidental tourist - Anne Tyler -- Alice's adventures in wonderland - Lewis Carroll -- The Caine mutiny - Herman Wouk -- Candide - Voltaire -- Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg -- The grapes of wrath - John Steinbeck -- The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy - Douglas Adams -- Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto -- A lesson before dying - Ernest J. Gaines -- Mama Day - Gloria Naylor -- Moby-dick - Herman Melville -- Native son - Richard Wright -- 1984 - George Orwell -- A portrait of the artist as a young man - James Joyce -- The trial - Franz Kafka.
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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 7 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels / Deborah A. Stanley, editor.