Vol. 1: Entries A to F -- v. 2: Entries G to O -- v. 3: Entries P to Z ; Subject entries: The African-American novel ; The Asian-American novel ; The Latino novel ; The detective novel ; The Native American novel -- Appendix: List of major prize winners.
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By the author of the award-winning ""The Facts On File Companion to the American Short Story"", this encyclopedic resource examines the great American novel in all of its diversity. Spanning the earliest novels that imitated the literary fashions of England to the 21st-century prize-winners, from literary classics to contemporary popular favorites, this reference traces the history of the novel in the United States. With more than 1,200 A-to-Z entries, this book helps readers deepen their understanding of the American novel and its place in literary history. Written in a clear, engaging style.