Who's Who of Twentieth Century Novelists

Taking in novelists from all over the globe, from the beginning of the century to the present day, this is the most comprehensive survey of the leading lights of twentieth century fiction. Superb breadth of coverage and over 800 entries by an international team of contributors ensures that this fascinating and wide-ranging work of reference will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in modern fiction. Authors included range from Joseph Conrad to Albert Camus and Franz Kafka to Chinua Achebe. Who's Who of Twentieth Century Novelists gives a superb insight into the richness and diversity of the twentieth century novel.

List of contents

Chapter 1 A; Chapter 2 B; Chapter 3 C; Chapter 4 D; Chapter 5 E; Chapter 6 F; Chapter 7 G; Chapter 8 H; Chapter 9 I; Chapter 10 J; Chapter 11 K; Chapter 12 L; Chapter 13 M; Chapter 14 N; Chapter 15 O; Chapter 16 P; Chapter 17 Q; Chapter 18 R; Chapter 19 S; Chapter 20 T; Chapter 21 U; Chapter 22 V; Chapter 23 W; Chapter 24 Y; Chapter 25 Z;

About the author

Tim Woods is a Lecturer in English at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is the author of Beginning Postmodernism (Manchester University Press, 1999).

Summary

Scholarly and informative, but at all times highly readable and enjoyable, Who's Who of Twentieth Century Novelists gives a superb insight into the richness and diversity of the art form that is the twentieth century novel.

Additional text

'Woods is to be commended for his efforts to offer a diverse list of authors.' - Reference Books Bulletin

Product details

• Assisted by: Tim Woods (Editor), Woods Tim (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.05.2001
• EAN: 9780415165068
• ISBN: 978-0-415-16506-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Weight: 870 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; English, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Reference, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Dictionaries of biography, Dictionaries Of Biography (Who's Who)