TY - BOOK AU - Constantakis,Sara AU - Jordan,Anne Devereaux ED - Gale Group. TI - Novels for students: presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels T2 - Gale eBooks SN - 9781414473659 AV - PN3385 PY - 2011///.] CY - Detroit, Mich. PB - Gale KW - Fiction KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - United States KW - Study and teaching (Secondary) KW - History and criticism KW - Literature N1 - "ISSN 1094-3552."; Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; All quiet on the western front --; All the pretty horses / by Cormac McCarthy --; The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao / by Junot Diaz --; The crying of lot 49 / by Thomas Pynchon --; Extremely loud and incredibly close / by Jonathan Safran Foer --; Herland / by Charlotte Perkins Gilman --; The island of Dr. Moreau / by H.G. Wells --; Lord of the flies --; Platero and I / by Juan Ramon Jimenez --; Praisesong for the widow / by Paule Marshall --; The red tent / by Anita Diamant --; Shane / by Jack Warner Schaefer --; The third man / by Graham Greene --; Villette / by Charlotte Bronte; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/3987/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=columbiaiu ER -