| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 377 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
| Contents |
Anything but typical / by Nora Raleigh Baskin -- A fine balance / by Rohinton Mistry -- The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society / by Mary Ann Shaffer -- The house of the scorpion / by Nancy Farmer -- The light in the forest / by Conrad Richter -- Middle passage / by Charles Johnson -- Moby Dick -- The monkey wrench gang / by Edward Abbey -- Mother to mother / by Sindiwe Magona -- My Jim / by Nancy Rawles -- The rise of Silas Lapham / by William Dean Howells -- The samurai's garden / by Gail Tsukiyama -- The sound of waves / by Yukio Mishima -- The wizard of Oz |
| Summary |
Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance |
| Notes |
"ISSN 1094-3552." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Abbey, Edward, 1927-1989. Monkey wrench gang
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Baskin, Nora Raleigh. Anything but typical
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Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz.
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Farmer, Nancy, 1941- House of the scorpion
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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. Rise of Silas Lapham
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Johnson, Charles, 1948- Middle passage.
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Magona, Sindiwe. Mother to mother
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick.
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Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970. Shiosai. English
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Mistry, Rohinton, 1952- Fine balance
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Rawles, Nancy, 1958- My Jim
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Richter, Conrad, 1890-1968. Light in the forest
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Shaffer, Mary Ann. Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
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Tsukiyama, Gail. Samurai's garden
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Moby Dick (Motion picture : 1956)
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Wizard of Oz (Motion picture : 1939)
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Middle passage (Johnson, Charles) |
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Moby Dick (Melville, Herman) |
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Moby Dick (Motion picture : 1956) |
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Shiosai (Mishima, Yukio) |
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Wizard of Oz (Baum, L. Frank) |
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Wizard of Oz (Motion picture : 1939) |
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Fiction -- History and criticism.
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Fiction -- Stories, plots, etc.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Fiction.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Stories, plots, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Constantakis, Sara, editor.
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| ISBN |
1414492723 |
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9781414492728 |
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