| Description |
xxiv, 647 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1897-1919, review Spoils of Poynton / Henry James ... -- 1920s, review General introduction to psychoanalysis / Sigmund Freud ... -- 1930s, first impressions Maltese falcon / Dashiell Hammett ... -- 1940s, review Native son / Richard Wright ... -- 1950s, first impressions Dianetics / L. Ron Hubbard ... -- 1960s, review Rise and fall of the Third Reich / William L. Shirer ... -- 1970s, review One hundred years of solitude / Gabriel Garcia Marquez ... -- 1980s, interview Eudora Welty ... -- 1990s, letter William Manchester |
| Summary |
Books of the Century is a collection of the best writing about books and authors published in The New York Times Book Review, America's most widely read journal of the literary arts. Arranged chronologically from 1896 through 1997, this chronicle leads the reader through a century of historic literary achievements, while also providing memorable portraits of the most significant writers and thinkers of the era. Current New York Times Book Review editor Charles McGrath has written an introductory essay that sets the table for this literary feast. With more than 250 selections, Books of the Century will fascinate, enlighten, and entertain anyone who carries on a love affair with the written word |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Issuing Body |
Full bibliographic record available from Mason's Book Centre |
| Subject |
Books -- United States -- Reviews.
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| Genre/Form |
Reviews.
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| Author |
McGrath, Charles.
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| LC no. |
98005477 |
| ISBN |
0812929659 (acid-free paper) |
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