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The New Orleans of Fiction - A Research Guide (Hardcover)
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The New Orleans of Fiction - A Research Guide (Hardcover)
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The importance of New Orleans in American culture has made the
city's place in the American imagination a crucial topic for
literary scholars and cultural historians. While databases of
bibliographical information on New Orleans-centered fiction are
available, they are of little use to scholars researching works
written before the 1980s. In The New Orleans of Fiction: A Research
Guide, James A. Kaser provides detailed synopses for more than 500
works of fiction significantly set in New Orleans and published
between 1836 and 1980. The synopses include plot summaries, names
of major characters, and an indication of physical settings. An
appendix provides bibliographical information for works dating from
1981 well into the 21st century, while a biographical section
provides basic information about the authors, some of whom are
obscure and would be difficult to find in other sources. Written to
assist researchers in locating works of fiction for analysis, the
plot summaries highlight ways in which the works touch on major
aspects of social history and cultural studies (i.e., class,
ethnicity, gender, immigrant experience, and race). The book is
also a useful reader advisory tool for librarians and readers who
want to identify materials for leisure reading, particularly since
genre, juvenile, and young adult fiction as well as literary
fiction are included."
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