by Margaret Reynolds (Author), Margaret Reynolds (Author), Jonathan Noakes (Author)
In Vintage Living Texts teachers and students will find the essential guide to the works of Louis de Bernieres. Vintage Living Texts is unique in that it offers an in-depth interview with Louis de Bernieres, relating specifically to the texts under discussion. This guide will deal with de Bernieres' themes, genre and narrative technique, and a close reading of the texts will be accompanied with likely exam questions, and contexts and comparisons - as well as providing a rich source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Also included in this guide are detailed reading plans for all four novels, questions for essays and discussion, contextual material, suggested texts for complimentary and comparative reading, extracts from reviews, a biography, a bibliography and a glossary of literary terms.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 208
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05 Sep 2002
ISBN 10: 0099437570
ISBN 13: 9780099437574
Book Overview: This series provides readers of all kinds with an introduction to Louis de Bernieres and some of the most exciting works in contemporary literature, including Captain Corelli's Mandolin, The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman, Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord and The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts.