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Good fiction guide / edited by Jane Rogers ; consultant editor, Hermione Lee ; assistant editors, Mike Harris, Douglas Houston.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.Description: xv, 495 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0192100211
  • 9780192100214
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 809.3
LOC classification:
  • PN 3503 G646 2001
Contents:
Adventure / Robert McCrum -- Africa / Anthony Chennells -- Australia and New Zealand / Jane Rogers -- Black and white / Rita Christian -- Canada / Aritha van Herk -- Caribbean / E.A. Markham -- Childhood / Jan Dalley -- Classics / John Sutherland -- Crime / Michael Dibdin -- Family saga / Sherry Ashworth -- Fantasy / Tom Shippey -- Film adaptations / Mike Harris -- France / Michele Roberts -- Germany / Michael Hulse -- Glamour / Kate Saunders -- Historical / Boyd Tonkin -- Humour / Nigel Williams -- Indian / Shirley Chew -- Ireland / Patricia Craig -- Magic realism / Carol Birch -- Romance / Elizabeth Buchan -- Russia/ Lesley Chamberlain -- Science fiction / Livi Michael -- The sea / Tony Tanner -- Sexual politics / Maureen Freely -- Short stories / Lesley Glaister -- Social issues / Valentine Cunningham -- Spy / Michael Shea. Supernatural / Michael Cox -- Teen / Adele Geras -- Thrillers / Val McDermid -- United States of America / Richard Francis -- War / Mike Harris -- Western / Lee Clark Mitchell.
Summary: A reference book on English language fiction to inspire and enlighten all readers. With over 1100 authors and 34 essays on different genres, this guide has an emphasis on 20th-century fiction and popular classics, but also includes autobiographical fiction and some fiction in translation.
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Adventure / Robert McCrum -- Africa / Anthony Chennells -- Australia and New Zealand / Jane Rogers -- Black and white / Rita Christian -- Canada / Aritha van Herk -- Caribbean / E.A. Markham -- Childhood / Jan Dalley -- Classics / John Sutherland -- Crime / Michael Dibdin -- Family saga / Sherry Ashworth -- Fantasy / Tom Shippey -- Film adaptations / Mike Harris -- France / Michele Roberts -- Germany / Michael Hulse -- Glamour / Kate Saunders -- Historical / Boyd Tonkin -- Humour / Nigel Williams -- Indian / Shirley Chew -- Ireland / Patricia Craig -- Magic realism / Carol Birch -- Romance / Elizabeth Buchan -- Russia/ Lesley Chamberlain -- Science fiction / Livi Michael -- The sea / Tony Tanner -- Sexual politics / Maureen Freely -- Short stories / Lesley Glaister -- Social issues / Valentine Cunningham -- Spy / Michael Shea. Supernatural / Michael Cox -- Teen / Adele Geras -- Thrillers / Val McDermid -- United States of America / Richard Francis -- War / Mike Harris -- Western / Lee Clark Mitchell.

A reference book on English language fiction to inspire and enlighten all readers. With over 1100 authors and 34 essays on different genres, this guide has an emphasis on 20th-century fiction and popular classics, but also includes autobiographical fiction and some fiction in translation.

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