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A critical study of Tolkien's works by Professor T.A. Shippey.

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One of the most widely read novels by a South African-born writer or 'about' South Africa, Nobel Laureate J M Coetzee's (second) Booker Prize-winning novel, "Disgrace" (1999), is a firm favourite with reading groups. This book presents historical contexts and critical ideas for an informed engagement with one of the most significant novels.

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This interdisciplinary investigation explores the original euphoria related to the ambivalent concept of the global village and how this evaporated dream can perhaps be reappropriated and redefined to create a better global society for both the human and Cosmic Other through the lens of Le Clzios fiction.

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Analyzes Tolkien's works in relation to major literary movements from ancient times to the present day.

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This meticulous biography traces Tolkien's life from his boyhood in South Africa to his formative school years in England, his college years at Oxford, and his career as an influential scholar and revolutionary writer.

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This meticulous biography traces Tolkien's life from his boyhood in South Africa to his formative school years in England, his college years at Oxford, and his career as an influential scholar and revolutionary writer.

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This book explores the influence of Buddhist ontology, Zen, and Confucian philosophies, as well as Jack Kerouac's own experiences in wandering and meditating in the fields and on the mountains in America, on the development and composition of his haiku.

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From relative obscurity, even at the time of his death in 1969, Jack Kerouac has risen to iconic status with invigorated interest among both scholars and general readers. This biography cuts through both the hagiography and the critical backlash that still surrounds this figure most closely identified with the Beat movement.

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This book, like the others in the series, features personal information about the author, including insights into why she writes the type of books she writes, There is also information about each of the author's books featured.

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Jacqueline Wilson is one of the most popular writers for children in Britain today, and is ground-breaking in her frank treatment of issues such as adoption, divorce and death. Addressing Wilson's work from a variety of perspectives, this exciting volume brings together a range of new critical essays from an international team of scholars.

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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 volume contains a checklist of Michener's major novels and his minor works, along with an annotated bibliography of works about him. The first part is a checklist of his works, while the second is an annotated listing of books and articles published on Michener from the 1920s to the 1990s.

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James Baldwin Review (JBR) is an annual journal that brings together a wide array of peer-reviewed critical and creative work on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin. This edition brings together all of the articles published in this year's volume.

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The James Baldwin Review (JBR) is an annual journal that brings together a wide array of peer-reviewed critical and creative work on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin. This edition brings together all of the articles published in this year's volume. -- .

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The James Baldwin Review (JBR) is an annual journal that brings together a wide array of peer-reviewed critical and creative work on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin. This edition brings together all of the articles published in this year's volume. -- .

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James Baldwin Review (JBR) is an annual journal that brings together a wide array of peer-reviewed critical and creative work on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin. This edition brings together all of the articles published in this year's volume.