M. A. Orthofer

The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This user-friendly resource is the perfect reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels.

The book's critical selection of titles defines the arc of a country's literary development. Entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and the founder of the literary review site the Complete Review, this reference is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Guam Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780231518505
• Artikelnr.: 44869515

Autorenporträt

M. A. Orthofer

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Europe
France, Belgium, and Switzerland
Spain and Portugal
Italy
Greece
Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Netherlands and Belgium
Scandinavia
Baltic States
Eastern Europe I
Eastern Europe II
Russia, Soviet Union, and Central Asia
United Kingdom and Ireland
Sub-Saharan Africa
Southern Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
West Africa
Lusophone Africa
North Africa, Middle East, and Turkey
Arabic-Speaking Countries
Israel
Turkey
Iran and Afghanistan
Asia
Indian Subcontinent
Southeast Asia I
Southeast Asia II
China, Tibet, and Taiwan
Japan
South Korea and North Korea
Oceania
Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific
Latin America
Brazil
South America
Mexico and Central America
Caribbean
North America
United States and Canada
Appendix 1. Translation into English, by the Numbers
Appendix 2. Supplemental Resources
Index

Rezensionen

We live in an age of paradoxes: The global internet allows us to communicate with each other on a level unknown to mankind a few decades before. On the other hand there are more than 6000 different languages on this planet 6000 barriers to mutual understanding. Although English has become the lingua franca in science, we know very little about the cultural self-interpretation of these numerous language-groups. One of the traditional and proven vessels of cultural self-identification is fictional literature. M.A. Orthofer's "Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction" opens a welcome window to the wide literary world for all readers of English, who depend on the efforts of translators. His guide will encourage its readers to venture abroad while reading - staying at home or in a library." - Michael Naumann, Director of the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin, former comissioner of culture of Germany, and founder of Metropolitan Books in New York.