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Author Kaser, James A., 1960-

Title The Chicago of fiction : a resource guide / James A. Kaser
Published Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 659 pages)
Contents Introduction -- Annotated bibliography, 1852-1980 -- Biographies -- Appendix A: works first published after 1980 -- Appendix B: annotated works listed -- Chronologically -- Index
Summary This book provides detailed synopses for more than 1,200 works of fiction significantly set in Chicago and published between 1852 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject American fiction -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Bio-bibliography
American fiction -- 20th century -- Bio-bibliography
American fiction -- 19th century -- Bio-bibliography
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Dictionaries
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Dictionaries
REFERENCE -- Bibliographies & Indexes.
American fiction.
Authors, American.
Literature.
SUBJECT Chicago (Ill.) -- In literature -- Bio-bibliography
Subject Illinois -- Chicago.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Bio-bibliography.
Dictionaries.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010032540
ISBN 9781461672586
1461672589