Novels for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels /  Volume 22 : 
Sara Constantakis and Ira Mark Milne, project editors ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan. 
 - 1 online resource (xix, 344 pages) :  illustrations, photographs. 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> "ISSN 1094-3552."  Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue:  Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The autobiography of an ex-coloured man / James Weldon Johnson --  Black Beauty / Anna Sewell --  The damnation of Theron Ware / Harold Frederic --  Dandelion wine / Ray Bradbury --  A death in the family / James Agee --  Elmer Gantry / Sinclair Lewis --  The God of small things / Arundhati Roy --  The name of the rose / Umberto Eco --  The prime of Miss Jean Brodie / Muriel Spark --  The satanic verses / Salman Rushdie --  Sophie's choice / William Styron --  The woman in the dunes / Kobo Abe. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781414405704 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.  Autobiography of an ex-coloured man. <br/>Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878.  Black Beauty. <br/>Frederic, Harold, 1856-1898.  Damnation of Theron Ware. <br/>Bradbury, Ray, 1920-  Dandelion wine. <br/>Agee, James, 1909-1955.  Death in the family. <br/>Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.  Elmer Gantry. <br/>Roy, Arundhati. God of small things. <br/>Eco, Umberto. Name of the rose. <br/>Spark, Muriel. Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. <br/>Rushdie, Salman. Satanic verses. <br/>Styron, William, 1925-  Sophie's choice. <br/>Abe, K�ob�o, 1924-1993.  English.  Suna no onna. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.<br/>Fiction--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.<br/>Fiction--History and criticism.<br/>Literature--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN3385