Good Fiction Guide

by Mike Harris (Editor), Douglas Houston (Editor), Mike Harris (Editor), Douglas Houston (Editor), Hermione Lee (Editor), Jane Rogers (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2001

  $4.24

  An accessible reference book on English language fiction to inspire and enlighten all readers of fiction. With over 1100 authors and 34 essays on different genres, this guide has an emphasis on 20th-century fiction and popular classics, but also includes autobiographical fiction and some fiction in translation. The guide is divided into two main sections. The first describes 34 different subjects and genres in fiction, including Crime, Adventure, Romance, Classics, Humour, Science fiction, and Magical realism. It also covers fiction with connections to places such as France, India, Ireland, and the Caribbean. Each entry is a personal essay by an expert in the field and includes their top 12 recommended titles. The second part contains alphabetically arranged entries for over 1100 authors. From Jane Austen to John Grisham, Terry Pratchett to Michael Ondaatje, Barbara Trapido to Irvine Welsh, and Gustave Flaubert to Carlos Fuentes, there are authors to suit everyone's taste. The entries aim to provide a flavour of each writer's work, and give recommendations of which of their books to read.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.28

  Let this guide help you choose a book that you really want to read from over 4,200 titles. Featuring both subject essays and over 1,100 alphabetically arranged entries on writers ranging from Maeve Binchy to Emile Zola, this is an invaluable guide for anyone trying to find their way around the mass of fiction in bookshops. 34 well-recognised authors and critics introduce literary genres. John Sutherland on Classics, Val McDermid on Thrillers, and Michele Roberts on France are just a few of the experts who recommend their personal top twelve favourite reads within their subject areas. Covering a wide range of fiction; classical and contemporary, literary and popular, British and foreign; each entry also suggests other authors who deal with similar subject matters or write in the same genre. The entries aim to provide a flavour of each writer's work and give recommendations of which of their books to read. A snapshot of English literature at the beginning of the twenty-first century.