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ISBN
1408129124
EAN
9781408129128
Date of Publication
2010-09-26
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Paperback / softback
Release Title
100 Must-Read American Novels: Discover Your Next Great Read...
Artist
Ed Wood
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Book Title
100 Must-Read American Novels
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Length
5.8 in
Publication Year
2010
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Ed Wood, Nick Rennison
Genre
Literary Criticism
Topic
General, American / General
Item Weight
4 Oz
Item Width
4.1 in
Number of Pages
224 Pages
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1408129124
ISBN-13
9781408129128
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Book Title
100 Must-Read American Novels
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
General, American / General
Genre
Literary Criticism
Author
Ed Wood, Nick Rennison
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
4 Oz
Item Length
5.8 in
Item Width
4.1 in

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'A look at 100 American fiction greats, from landmarks like Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) to Jonathan Franzen's The Connection (2001)'
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813.009
Synopsis
Which 100 novels represent the finest American literature ever produced? Let this book be your guide. The latest title in the popular Must-Read series, this book will take you on a journey through contemporary and classic Americal writing, providing a rich resource for your reading enjoyment...Ordered A to Z by author, it features 100 titles from 19th century classics: Melville's Moby Dick and Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter; the 1920s generation: Hemingway, F Scott Fitzgerald and William Faulkner; the Beat generation: Kerouac's On the Road; and the major writers of today: Toni Morrison (Beloved) Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay), Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections), Donna Tartt (The Secret History) and Barbara Kingsolver (The Poisonwood Bible)...All the major figures are covered from Fenimore Cooper to the present day, as well as lesser known and more offbeat writers that you may not yet have discoverd such as Dawn Powell, William Maxwell and Marilynne Robinson. ..A comprehensive introduction provides contextual and historical background. Read-On suggestions provide up to 500 recommendations for further titles and Read On A Theme categories feature books with thematic links., This is the definitive literary guide to the one hundred best American novels, giving witty, concise, and insightful reviews; historical and literary context; and opinions as to why these novels were chosen as must-reads. It also features an in-depth introduction to the theme of the American novel. From literary masterpieces such as James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans to books that changed the direction of American literature such as Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter to writers who defined an era such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jack Kerouac to contemporary novels such as Toni Morrison's Beloved and Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible , these must-read novels cover American literature from nineteenth-century classics to present-day bestsellers., Which 100 novels represent the finest American literature ever produced? Let this book be your guide. Ordered A-Z by author this latest title in the popular Must-Read series provides a rich resource for your reading. It features 100 titles from 19th century classics: Melville's Moby Dick and Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter , to the 1920s generation: Hemingway, F Scott Fitzgerald and William Faulkner, the Beat generation (Kerouac's On the Road ) to the major writers of today: Toni Morrison ( Beloved ) Michael Chabon ( The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay ), Jonathan Franzen ( The Corrections ), Donna Tartt ( The Secret History ) and Barbara Kingsolver ( The Poisonwood Bible ). All the major figures are covered from Fenimore Cooper to the present day, as well as lesser known and more offbeat writers that you may not yet have discoverd such as Dawn Powell, William Maxwell and Marilynne Robinson. The Read-On suggestions provide up to 500 recommendations for further titles and a long Introduction provides contextual and historical background on American fiction, providing great value and everything you need to expand your range of reading.
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