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The Short Story of the Novel

A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Novels, Themes and Techniques

Henry Russell (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2021
Laurence King Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78627-744-2 (ISBN)

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Explores key novels, and also looks more generally at genres, themes and techniques

The Short Story of the Novel is a new and innovative introduction to the best works of fiction from the last 500 years. Simply constructed, the book explores 60 key novels from The Tale of Genji to My Brilliant Friend.

In addition to enjoyable descriptions of the novels and concise explanations of why they are important, the book illuminates the most significant writing genres, themes and techniques.

Accessible and fun to read, with a foreword by Professor Peter Boxall, this pocket guide will give readers a new way to enjoy their favourite books - and to discover new ones.

Henry Russell is the author of over thirty published books, as well as a contributor to many multi-authored works. He read English at Oxford.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.04.2021
Reihe/Serie	The Short Story of
Zusatzinfo	130 colour images
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 212 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Literatur
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-78627-744-1 / 1786277441
ISBN-13	978-1-78627-744-2 / 9781786277442
Zustand	Neuware