Overview
21st Century Novels: The First Decade brings the most important fictional works of 2000-2009 the last 10 years into view, discussing plot, characters, critical reception and more. Utilizing a global advisory board to ensure broad coverage with curriculum focus, 21st Century Novels appeals to [both students and casual readers who seek to develop a deeper understanding of these works, the set will appeal to multiethnic/multicultural communities and curricula as well], bringing insight to readers of contemporary global literature in English translation. Contextual information supports multidisciplinary approaches to teaching, and teachers will appreciate signed analysis found throughout the set. Narrative sections combine literary analysis with biographical, literary and cultural/historical context, as well as further readings, adaptations, awards and maps. Robust indexing of authors and titles -- by sub-genre, themes, language, literary devices, country, region and more -- facilitate research.
Features & Benefits
- Bibliography.
- Open Web sources.
- Gale resources.
- Author index.
- Cumulative table of context.
- Further reading list.
- More than 270 photos and illustrations.
- Title Index.
- Entries include: "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," by Michael Chabon
- "Atonement," by Ian McEwan
- "Bruised Hibiscus," by Elizabeth Nunez
- "The Corrections," by Jonathan Frazen
- "Douglass' Women," by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- "Everyman," by Philip Roth
- "The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf," by Mohja Kahf
- "Mystic River," by Dennis Lehane
- "War Trash," by Ha Jin
- "When We Were Orphans," by Kazuo Ishiguro
- and hundreds more.
