Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 55 :
Kristin B. Mallegg, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
- 1 online resource (xix, 368 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN 1094-3552."
Alice in wonderland -- The art of racing in the rain / Garth Stein -- Dawn / Elie Wiesel -- Gardens in the dunes / Leslie Marmon Silko -- Gertrude and claudius / John Updike -- Girl in hyacinth blue / Susan Vreeland -- Go set a watchman / Harper Lee -- The kite runner / Khaled Hosseini -- Life and times of Michael K / J.M. Coetzee -- Miracle's boys / Jacqueline Woodson -- My sister's keeper / Jodi Picoult -- Pride and prejudice -- Whirligig / Paul Fleischman -- World and town / Gish Jen.
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.
9781410328434
Fiction--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States. Fiction--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States. Fiction--Stories, plots, etc. Fiction--History and criticism.