Saul Bellow - A Literary Companion

Informationen zum Autor Mark Connelly teaches literature and film at Milwaukee Area Technical College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he is vice president of the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center. Klappentext A three-time National Book Award for Fiction winner, Saul Bellow (1915-2005) is one of the most highly regarded American authors to emerge since World War II. His 60-year career produced 14 novels and novellas, two volumes of nonfiction, short story collections, plays and a book of collected letters. His 1953 breakthrough novel The Adventures of Augie March was followed by Seize the Day (1956), Herzog (1964) and Mr. Sammler's Planet (1970). His Humboldt's Gift won a Pulitzer Prize in 1976 and contributed to his receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature that year. This literary companion provides more than 200 entries about his works, literary characters, events and persons in his life. Also included are an introduction and overview of Bellow's life, statements made by him during interviews, suggestions for writing and further study and an extensive bibliography. Zusammenfassung A three-time National Book Award for Fiction winner! Saul Bellow is one of the most highly regarded American authors to emerge since World War II. His career produced 14 novels and novellas! two volumes of nonfiction! short story collections! plays and a book of collected letters. This companion provides more than 200 entries about his works! literary characters! events and persons in his life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChronology of Bellow's Life and WorksSaul Bellow: A Literary CompanionOn Life and LiteratureAppendix: Writing and Research TopicsBibliographyIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark Connelly
• Editore: McFarland
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9780786499267
• ISBN: 978-0-7864-9926-7
• Serie: McFarland Literary Companions; McFarland Literary Companion; McFarland Literary Companions
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; USA, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form