James Patterson - A Critical Companion

Informationen zum Autor JOAN G. KOTKER teaches English at Bellevue Community College in Bellevue, Washington. She created and teaches a course on popular literature. Her essays on popular fiction have been published in It's a Print , In the Beginning , Women Times Three , Encyclopedia of Popular Culture , The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing and Great Women Mystery Writers (Greenwood Press, 1994). Klappentext Since the publication and cinematic success of 1992's Along Came a Spider! James Patterson seems to have taken up permanent residence on bestseller lists. In the ensuing decade! his hit detective novels! with memorable nursery rhyme titles like Cat and Mouse! (1997) and Pop! Goes the Weasel (1999)! came in rapid-fire succession and generated similar popularity and praise. His Alex Cross series created one of the most recognizable detectives in literature! and one of the first urban African American detectives to appeal! on such a grand scale! to audiences of all demographics. With full literary analyses of ten of his most popular works of fiction! this critical companion offers readers a chance to more fully explore Patterson's writings. Zusammenfassung This is the only full-length critical study of James Patterson and his best-selling detective fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Joan Kotker, Joan G. Kotker
• Assisted by: Kathleen Gregory Klein (Editor)
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2004
• EAN: 9780313320859
• ISBN: 978-0-313-32085-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers; Critical Companions to Popular; Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; USA, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, The arts, United States of America, USA, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides