American Writers: Supplement / Edition 11

by Leonard Unger, Jay Parini

Overview

This supplement to a series covering 200 writers contains 18 authors, including Toni Cade Bambara, Frederick Barthelme, Stephen Vincent Benét, Christina García, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, James Jones, and William Stafford. Essays of approximately 20 pages, aimed at the general reader, are followed by a select bibliography of works by and about the writer. Only one of the 18 contributors—a professional writer—is not an English professor. There are no photographs and the index covers all volumes in the series. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780684312316
Publisher:	Gale Group
Publication date:	09/22/2004
Series:	American Writers
Edition description:	SUPPLEMENT
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 1.80(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	xiii
	List of Contributors	xv
	Toni Cade Bambara	1
	Frederick Barthelme	25
	Stephen Vincent Benet	43
	Michael Chabon	63
	Wanda Coleman	83
	Harry Crews	99
	Mark Doty	119
	Stephen Dunn	139
	John Fante	159
	Cristina Garcia	177
	Charlotte Perkins Gilman	193
	James Jones	213
	Mary Karr	239
	Larry Levis	257
	Paule Marshall	275
	Terry Southern	293
	William Stafford	311
	Richard Yates	333
	Cumulative Index	351