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A Critical Guide to the Complete Works of 110 Authors
by David Rubel
Illuminates the work of 125 current novelists who have captured the imagination of the modern reader. Each entry includes critical commentary on the author's published fiction by prominent reviewers, as well as thematic and plot synopses, and a short biography.
A Critical Guide to the Complete Works of 125
Authors
Perfect for reading groups and all book lovers.
Here, at last, is the book to which the more than a quarter-million
reading groups and book clubs in this country can turn for the answer to that
pressing question: What should we read next?
The Reading List illuminates the work of current novelists
who have captured the imagination of the modern reader. Each entry includes
critical commentary on the author's published fiction by prominent reviewers, as
well as thematic and plot synopses, and a short biography.
The Reading List features a broad spectrum of writers from
our shores and abroad whose works are available in English. Stylistically, the
authors run the gamut from Cormac McCarthy to Cristina Garcia, from Naguib
Mahfouz to Barbara Kingsolver, from Jane Smiley to Salman Rushdie. Now reading
groups and independent bookworms alike have a comprehensive, discriminating
resource to guide them through their next literary foray.
Table of Contents
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