Novels for students. Volume 42 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
The arrival (by Shaun Tan) -- Barchester Towers (by Anthony Trollope) -- Empire of the sun -- Fountain and tomb (by Naguib Mahfouz) -- Great expectations -- The martian chronicles (by Ray Bradbury) -- Native speaker (by Chang-rae Lee) -- Orlando : a biography (by Virginia Woolf) -- Peace like a river (by Leif Enger) -- The ponder heart (by Eudora Welty) -- Return to sender (by Julia Alvarez) --- Snow country (by Yasunari Kawabata) -- Tears of a tiger (by Sharon M. Draper) -- When the elephants dance (by Tess Uriza Holthe).
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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.
