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While attending both Spelman and Sarah Lawrence Colleges, Alice Walker began to draw on both her personal tragedies and those of her community to write poetry, essays, short stories, and novels. This book analyzes literary works such as: "Meridian", "The Color Purple", "The Temple of My Familiar", "Possessing the Secret of Joy", and more.

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The first woman to win the Hugo award (given annually by the World Science Fiction convention) and the Nebula award (given annually by the Science Fiction Writers of America), Anne McCaffrey has invented many worlds of science fiction that have made her work enormously popular.

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Horror novelist Anne Rice explores philosophical questions of life, death, evil and the meaning of existence in her work. This text provides an analysis of her vampire, witch and mummy novels with subsections on point of view, plot, character, theme and literary device.

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In this study Paul Bail shows us how Tyler constructs the complex reality of life through character, narrative point of view, theme, and literary devices.

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One of the most prolific science fiction writers in history, Arthur C. Clarke began publishing science fiction in the 1930s. This study features detailed analyses of his eight most recent novels, including "Rendezvous with Rama" and "2010: Odyssey Two".

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Introducing readers to Kingsolver, the author devotes a chapter to her life and work showing how the two are deeply intertwined. The text subsequently analyzes each novel in terms of plot and character development, thematic content, symbolism, and the importance of place and language.

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By examining in depth not only the spiritual elements but also the literary components that make works such as My Name Is Asher Lev (1972) best-sellers, this Critical Companion helps readers gain an appreciation for the considerable literary achievements of Potok.

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Although best known for The Thorn Birds, her blockbuster family saga set in her native Australia, Colleen McCullough is a versatile novelist who has written in a variety of genres.

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Seven other Dean Koontz novels are examined in comparison to these as well.

A biographical chapter sketches Dean Koontz's background and suggests ways in which growing up as the child of an abusive alcoholic has affected his work. Each chapter deals with one novel in depth while making comparisons to other novels in his canon.

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A bibliography of Segal's work as well as selected reviews and criticism.

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The first study of Ernest J. Gaines' work for high school students and fans of his work.

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In this work, readers are introduced to Garcia Marquez with an account of his life; from his friendships with poets and presidents, to his distinguished career as a journalist, novelist, and chronicler of the quintessential Latin American experience.

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A study of the influences and literary accomplishments of one of America's most beloved storytellers, Garrison Keillor. While acknowledging his career highlights, the book supports Keillor's own view of himself, as a writer rather than a performer.

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A consideration of the literary contribution of Gloria Naylor within the context of the African American narrative traditions, using analysis of her five novels. It shows how she links the trials of her African American characters to the struggles of any human being facing large obstacles.

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Baker and Gibson show that while Vidal's novels are tremendously entertaining, they are also serious examinations of a recurring themethe decline of the West in general and the decline of the United States in particular.

A biographical sketch of the writer precedes a general discussion of Vidal's early novels.

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Howard Fast, one of the most prolific American writers of the 20th century, has enjoyed wide popularity for his writing and suffered from great notoriety for his politics, but has never been given full credit for his contribution to the essential tales of American culture, the American Revolution, and immigrant acculturation.

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Introduced with a biographical account of Allende's fascinating life, this critical companion situates the Chilean writer with the Latin American tradition and offers interpretations of her six novels.

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With the publication of her novel Annie John in 1985, Jamaica Kincaid entered the ranks of the best novelists of her generation.

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This examination shows how the novels of James Clavell help Western readers to see with Eastern eyes, by taking them into the minds and culture of the Chinese, Japanese and Iranians. It provides textual analysis of his novels showing how they embrace a number of literary genres and traditions.

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A study of the life and literary work of James Herriot. This text considers Herriot's vision of the mutual dependence between all creatures - human and animal - and looks at each of his five major books. Plot development, narrative structure, character development and thematic issues are examined.

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Following a biographical chapter that focuses on Grisham's childhood, education, political career and development as a writer, this work examines the legal thriller, its antecedents and Grisham's contribution to the genre. An individual chapter is devoted to analysis of each of his novels.

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Part II, The Kent Family Chronicles, devotes an individual chapter to each of the novels in this series, The Bastard, The Rebels, The Seekers, The Furies, The Titans, The Warriors,

The Lawless, and The Americans.

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The study includes never-before-published biographical information, drawing an original interview with John Saul, and a chapter on the history of tales of horror and the supernatural and how these genres have influenced Saul's fiction.

Each chapter in this study examines an individual novel.