Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

This is a true story that took place up in the high sierra mountains in the 1960s.

The Truce is a story about Hershey, a dog that moves from the city to a country neighborhood.

Equinox Chronicles from the Archives of LifeEquinox is a beautifully written, yet stunning revelation of life that is presented without reservations or boundaries.

Mark Twain's letters for 1874 and 1875 encompass one of his most productive and rewarding periods as author, husband and father, and man of property.

Mark Twain's letters for 1874 and 1875 encompass one of his most productive and rewarding periods as author, husband and father, and man of property.

This original contribution to hemispheric American literary studies comprises readings of three important novels from Mexico, Canada, and the United States: Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra, Quebecois writer Jacques Poulin's Volkswagen Blues, and Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead.

Publishing to coincide with St Patrick's Day, we arrive in Dublin with the next installment in the Literary Landscapes series.

The book highlights postmodern fiction and more so Rushdies fiction, which is concerned with: 1.

Fiction has power to portray historical truth.

This fascinating anthology introduces readers to the literary side of Herman Melville's whaling world with an unprecedented collection of the original whaling texts from which Melville drew to create his masterpiece, Moby-Dick.

Roakan rose from his concealed cover, raised his sword above his head as more human warriors ran down the ramp of the warship to refortify their depleting forces.

In den letzten Jahren seines Lebens hat der französische Aufklärer Denis Diderot eine Reihe von Erzählungen vorgelegt, die als "Summe" seines moralphilosophischen Denkens gelten können.

Kecia Ali's Human in Death explores the best-selling futuristic suspense series In Death, written by romance legend Nora Roberts under the pseudonym J.

Acclaimed author and scholar Brian Stableford turns his penetrating mind to matters of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in this collection of essays.

Ray Bradbury was one of the first science fiction writers to achieve both popular success and critical acclaim.

In the mid-1960s, British science fiction and fantasy were convulsed by the "e;New Wave.

In Junot Diaz: On the Half-Life of Love, Jose David Saldivar offers a critical examination of one of the leading American writers of his generation.

In Black Madness :: Mad Blackness Theri Alyce Pickens rethinks the relationship between Blackness and disability, unsettling the common theorization that they are mutually constitutive.

This story is about all mysterious adventures and numerous encounters with FBI.

Despite the growing importance of economics in our lives, literary scholars have long been reluctant to consider economic issues as they examine key texts.

This ';affecting novel filled with sorrow and a tender, poignant optimism' (USA TODAY) from New York Times bestselling author Vaddey Ratner reveals ';the endless ways that families can be forged and broken hearts held' (Chicago Tribune) as a young woman begins an odyssey to discover the truth about her missing father.

For nearly a century, the work of Belgian crime writer and psychological novelist Georges Simenon, creator of Chief Inspector Maigret, has captivated readers worldwide.

An indispensable resource for students and researchers of paranormal myth and media, this book explores the undead and unholy in literature, film, television, and popular culture.

Since his first novel in 1992, Michael Connelly has become one of America's most popular and critically acclaimed crime writers.

Throughout its hundred-year history, the game Jetan has influenced many writers and game designers.

An ever-expanding critical library on fantasy fiction requires an analysis of why the genre is so ubiquitous, enduring and beloved.

While students and general readers typically cannot relate to esoteric definitions of science fiction, they readily understand the genre as a literature that characteristically deals with subjects such as new inventions, space, robot and aliens.

Frank Herbert's Dune is one of the most well-known science fiction novels of all time, and it is often revered alongside time-honored classics like The Lord of the Rings.

The detective story--the classic whodunit with its time-displacement structure of crime--according to most literary historians, is of relatively recent origin.

In the twenty-first century, the romance genre has gained a growing academic response, including the creation of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance.

While all fiction uses words to construct models of the world for readers, nowhere is this more obvious than in fantasy fiction.

The hard-boiled style of detective fiction emerged in America in the years after the First World War.

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In English and American cultures, detective fiction has a long and illustrious history.

Speculative modernists--that is, British and American writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror during the late 19th and early 20th centuries--successfully grappled with the same forces that would drive their better-known literary counterparts to existential despair.

Regency England was a pivotal time of political uncertainty, with a changing monarchy, the Napoleonic Wars, and a population explosion in London.

The villain's journey is rare in popular culture--most characters are fully-formed tyrants with little to no story arc.

Superman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he's Jewish!

Even as the major superhero film franchises appear to be exhausting their runs The Umbrella Academy demonstrates that the superhero genre is still extremely effective at creating role models with lasting psychological resonance and allegories with extraordinary emotional impact.

This is a critical study of the great British man of letters G.

Stephen King frequently places his human characters in danger against a supernatural antagonist.

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This book explores vampire narratives that have been expressed across multiple media and new technologies.

How is science fiction from the Arab and Muslim world different than mainstream science fiction from the West?

Since the Punisher's first appearance in the pages of Spider-Man #129, the character has become one of the most popular and controversial figures in Marvel's vast universe.

A sprawling epic that encompasses many worlds, parallel and alternate timelines, and the echoes between these disconnects, Stephen King's Dark Tower series spans the entirety of King's career, from The Gunslinger (limited edition 1982; revised in 2003) to The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012).

Over its five seasons on the air, the televised series Outlander has combined romance, adventure, history, and time travel into a classic saga of love, war, and the ties that bind family together.

From 1985 to 1995, Mark Gruenwald was the head writer for Captain America.

Stephen King's fiction has formed the basis of more motion picture adaptations than any other living author.

With the success of Fight Club, his novel-turned-movie, Chuck Palahniuk has become noticed for accurately capturing the exploitation of power in America in the 21st century.