Good fiction guide / 
edited by Jane Rogers ; consultant editor, Hermione Lee ; assistant editors, Mike Harris, Douglas Houston. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2001. 
 - xv, 495 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0192100211 9780192100214 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction--20th century--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.<br/>Fiction--History and criticism.--20th century<br/>Best books.<br/>Ciencia ficción--Historia y crítica<br/>Literatura de ficción estadounidense --Historia y crítica 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 3503  / G646 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>809.3