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The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction / M. A. Orthofer.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (496 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780231146746
  • 9780231518505
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 809.3 23
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Europe -- France, Belgium, and Switzerland -- Spain and Portugal -- Italy -- Greece -- Germany, Austria, and Switzerland -- Netherlands and Belgium -- Scandinavia -- Baltic States -- Eastern Europe I -- Eastern Europe II -- Russia, Soviet Union, and Central Asia -- United Kingdom and Ireland -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Southern Africa -- Central Africa -- East Africa -- West Africa -- Lusophone Africa -- North Africa, Middle East, and Turkey -- Arabic-Speaking Countries -- Israel -- Turkey -- Iran and Afghanistan -- Asia -- Indian Subcontinent -- Southeast Asia I -- Southeast Asia II -- China, Tibet, and Taiwan -- Japan -- South Korea and North Korea -- Oceania -- Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific -- Latin America -- Brazil -- South America -- Mexico and Central America -- Caribbean -- North America -- United States and Canada -- Appendix 1. Translation into English, by the Numbers -- Appendix 2. Supplemental Resources -- Index
Summary: This user-friendly resource is the perfect reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels.The book's critical selection of titles defines the arc of a country's literary development. Entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and the founder of the literary review site the Complete Review, this reference is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780231518505

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Europe -- France, Belgium, and Switzerland -- Spain and Portugal -- Italy -- Greece -- Germany, Austria, and Switzerland -- Netherlands and Belgium -- Scandinavia -- Baltic States -- Eastern Europe I -- Eastern Europe II -- Russia, Soviet Union, and Central Asia -- United Kingdom and Ireland -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Southern Africa -- Central Africa -- East Africa -- West Africa -- Lusophone Africa -- North Africa, Middle East, and Turkey -- Arabic-Speaking Countries -- Israel -- Turkey -- Iran and Afghanistan -- Asia -- Indian Subcontinent -- Southeast Asia I -- Southeast Asia II -- China, Tibet, and Taiwan -- Japan -- South Korea and North Korea -- Oceania -- Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific -- Latin America -- Brazil -- South America -- Mexico and Central America -- Caribbean -- North America -- United States and Canada -- Appendix 1. Translation into English, by the Numbers -- Appendix 2. Supplemental Resources -- Index

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This user-friendly resource is the perfect reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels.The book's critical selection of titles defines the arc of a country's literary development. Entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and the founder of the literary review site the Complete Review, this reference is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jun 2024)