Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
The bonesetter's daughter / by Amy Tan -- Cold Sassy tree / by Olive Ann Burns -- Dune / by Frank Herbert -- Ivanhoe / by Walter Scott -- The namesake / by Jhumpa Lahiri -- The power and the glory / by Graham Greene -- The princess bride / by William Goldman -- The prince and the pauper / by Mark Twain -- Reservation blues / by Sherman Alexie -- The Scarlet Pimpernel / by Emmuska Orczy -- Speak / by Laurie Halse Anderson -- A tree grows in Brooklyn / by Betty Smith -- When rain clouds gather / by Bessie Head -- Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values / by Robert Pirsig.
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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.