Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 54 :
Kristin B. Mallegg, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
- 1 online resource (xix, 378 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN 1094-3552."
Americanah / by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- The Buddha in the attic / by Julie Otsuka -- A garden of earthly delight / by Joyce Carol Oates -- Hope was here / by Joan Bauer -- Indian killer / by Sherman Alexie -- Jane Eyre -- Libra / by Don DeLillo -- The lovely bones / by Alice Sebold -- The narrow road to the deep north / by Richard Flanagan -- Snow in August / by Pete Hamill -- The temple of my familiar / by Alice Walker -- Their eyes were watching God -- The tree bride / by Bharati Mukherjee -- The woman in white / by Wilkie Collins.
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.
9781410328427
Fiction--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States. Fiction--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States. Fiction--Stories, plots, etc. Fiction--History and criticism.