A unique combination of biography and critical analysis, covering
major writers from outside the United States and their significant
works in fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction. A companion to the
award-winning Critical Survey of American Literature, this
comprehensive, six-volume set profiles major authors of fiction,
drama, poetry, and essays, each with sections on biography, general
analysis, and analysis of the author's most important works-novels,
short stories, poems, and works of nonfiction. The completely
updated edition covers 400 writers at the heart of literary
studies, and now, volumes will be arranged by world region. This
edition includes new coverage of contemporary authors from around
the globe. Among the new authors profiled in this set are such
well-known authors as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Aravind Adiga,
Reinaldo Arenas, J.G. Ballard, Alberto Fuguet, Marlon James, Yann
Martel, Patrick Modiano, Orhan Pamuk, Will Self and Jorge Volpi.
The literary scope of this reference work is remarkable. Plus, many
original essays have been revised. The Biography, Analysis, and
Summary sections are updated to include recent developments, and
essays have newly updated bibliographies to provide readers with
the latest information on the author's works and sources for
further consultation. All essays include Discussion Topics,
provocative questions that will prompt classroom debates on the
writer's body of work, specific works, or life as it relates to his
or her literature. Aimed at students, teachers, and members of
reading groups, they can be used as paper topics or conversation
points. In addition, phonetic pronunciation is provided for an
author's foreign-language or unusual last name, and a Pronunciation
Key appears at the beginning of all six volumes. Five helpful
features can be found at the end of each volume: a Glossary; a
Category List that groups authors by genre, country, gender, and
ethnic identity; an Author Index that lists all authors covered in
the set along with their works; a Title Index of all works covered
in the set; and a Geographical List which groups the authors by
country.
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