Defining Moments in Books: The Greatest Books, Writers, Characters, Passages and Events that Shook the Literary World
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1844036057 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 800 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Revisit characters such as Lily Bart, Atticus Finch, and Harry Potter, as well as the still-raging controversy surrounding The Da Vinci Code. . From key novels to memorable protagonists, admired authors to pivotal books both banned and beloved, this compilation features an expert selection of events, awards, scandals, and sacrifices. Find out how literature as we know it has been shaped not only by leading writers, but by quirks of fate, meetings, love affairs, and moments of despair and death. Written and selected by a range of international writers, academic
Random But Often Incisivive Comments On The Great Books Gerard D. Launay Friends who love reading might be interested in this volume as a gift. The book examines key books, key events about books, key authors, and even key characters. Each essay is intelligently written and penned in 200 to 300 words. Some examples might be helpful: A key event is "Hemingway and Fitzgerald are introduced in a cafe in Montparnasse." The essay describes . still searching said Brilliant and relatively inexpensive outline of the key events of the century.. This is more than just a compendium of great literature that some editor thinks ought to be included in such a tome; as the introduction rightly claims, `this is both a story of the century's books and a picture of the century through its books' and it does this by, not only providing critical analyses of some of the major books of the twentieth century, decade by. Attractive, Accessible and Informative Jimmy "Handyman" Jones This is a superb coffee table style book made with thick glossy paper, and containing hundreds of full page pictures. It officially covers the period of literature from 1890 to 2006, but also includes many older 19th century books, especially when their authors lived into the 20th century. Each essay is one half of a page, and each is tagged as either a Key Book,