100 Must-Read American Novels: Discover Your Next Great Read... - Softcover

Rennison, Nick; Wood, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408129124 ISBN 13: 9781408129128

Publisher: A&C Black, 2010

Synopsis

This is the definitive literary guide to the one hundred best American novels, giving witty, concise, and insightful reviews; historical and literary context; and opinions as to why these novels were chosen as must-reads. It also features an in-depth introduction to the theme of the American novel.

Covering the works of major literary figures and some lesser-known writers who you may not have discovered yet, 100 Must-Read American Novels by Nick Rennison is like a friend’s recommendation in helping you find your way to great reading, with just enough background information, plot, and details about how readers and critics have felt about these works over the years to pique your curiosity.

From literary masterpieces such as James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans to books that changed the direction of American literature such as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter to writers who defined an era such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jack Kerouac to contemporary novels such as Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible, these must-read novels cover American literature from nineteenth-century classics to present-day bestsellers. The guide also includes literary gems from authors such as Dawn Powell and William Maxwell, writers who didn’t achieve the same level of success or fame as some of their contemporaries but have made notable literary contributions nonetheless,. The book also features a “Read-On” suggestion list of up to five hundred more recommendations for further reading.

About this title

About the Author

Nick Rennison is a bookseller, editor and freelance writer. He reviews new titles for Waterstones Books Quarterly and is author of other titles in the Must-Read series as well as the Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide.

 

Ed Wood is the Editor for Waterstones Books Quarterly.

Edition details

• Publisher: A&C Black
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408129124
• ISBN 13: 9781408129128
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224