| Concise Major 21st-Century Writers Contributor(s): Matthews, Tracey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787675393 ISBN-13: 9780787675394 Publisher: Gale OUR PRICE: $1056.88 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: Today's most outstanding and widely-known writers are profiled in this handy five-volume set. Clearly written in an easy-to-use format, it collects detailed biographical and bibliographical information on approximately 700 authors who are most-often studied in college and high school. To form this concise collection, editors honed the Major 21st-Century Writers, selectively omitting some entries while adding some entirely new entries and revising others. Originally drawn from our award-winnin Contemporary Authors series, sketches typically include personal information, addresses, career history, writings, work in progress, biographical/critical sources and authors' comments and/or informative essays about their lives and work. Both convenient and cost-effective, this staple resource meets the demand for information on the most popular novelists, journalists, nonfiction writers, poets, and playwrights. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Reference - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: 809 |
| LCCN: 2006929297 |
| Series: Concise Major 21st-Century Writers |
| Physical Information: 6.5" H x 11.5" W x 18" (24.00 lbs) 4000 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Today's most outstanding and widely-known writers are profiled in this handy five-volume set. Clearly written in an easy-to-use format, it collects detailed biographical and bibliographical information on approximately 700 authors who are most-often studied in college and high school. To form this concise collection, editors honed the Major 21st-Century Writers, selectively omitting some entries while adding some entirely new entries and revising others. Originally drawn from our award-winnin Contemporary Authors series, sketches typically include personal information, addresses, career history, writings, work in progress, biographical/critical sources and authors' comments and/or informative essays about their lives and work. Both convenient and cost-effective, this staple resource meets the demand for information on the most popular novelists, journalists, nonfiction writers, poets, and playwrights. |