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"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. |
| Contents |
As I lay dying - William Faulkner -- The brothers Karamazov - Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky -- The call of the wild - Jack London -- Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra -- Empire of the sun - J.G. Ballard -- The hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien -- Kindred - Octavia Butler -- The master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov -- The old gringo - Carlos Fuentes -- On the road - Jack Kerouac -- Sister Carrie - Theodore Dreiser -- Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison -- Ten little Indians - Agatha Christie -- them - Joyce Carol Oates -- To the lighthouse - Virginia Woolf. |
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| Summary |
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. |
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Original: xviii, 332 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. As I lay dying.
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881. Bratia Karamazovy. English.
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London, Jack, 1876-1916. Call of the wild.
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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote.
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Ballard, J. G., 1930- Empire of the sun.
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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Hobbit.
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Butler, Octavia E. Kindred.
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Bulgakov, Mikhail Afanasevich, 1891-1940. Master i Margarita. English.
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Fuentes, Carlos. Gringo viejo. English.
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Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. On the road.
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Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945. Sister Carrie.
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Morrison, Toni. Song of Solomon.
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Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. And then there were none.
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Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- them.
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. To the lighthouse.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Fiction -- History and criticism.
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Literature -- History and criticism.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Napierkowski, Marie Rose.
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Stanley, Deborah A.
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| ISBN |
9780787638276 |
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0787638277 |
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