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Louis de Bernières

The Essential Guide

Jonathan Noakes Margaret Reynolds

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English
Vintage
01 October 2002
This series provides readers of all kinds with an introduction to Louis de Berni res 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.

In Vintage Living Texts teachers and students will find the essential guide to the works of Louis de Berni res. Vintage Living Texts is unique in that it offers an in-depth interview with Louis de Berni res, relating specifically to the texts under discussion.

This guide will deal with de Berni res' 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.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   150g
ISBN:   9780099437574
ISBN 10:   0099437570
Series:   Vintage Living Texts
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Adult education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Margaret Reynolds (Author) Margaret Reynolds is a writer, academic, critic and broadcaster. Her critical edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh won the British Academy's Rose Mary Crawshay prize. Other books include The Penguin Book of Lesbian Short Stories, The Sappho Companion, Victorian Women Poets- An Anthology (with Angela Leighton) and a series of study guides on contemporary writers, Vintage Living Texts. She is Professor of English at Queen Mary, University of London and a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. She is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's long running 'Adventures in Poetry'. Jonathan Noakes (Author) The Series Editors of Vintage Living Texts have, between them, more than thirty years teaching experience at senior school and undergraduate level. Their association with Vintage - and with the Vintage authors - guarantees a series that is lively and informative and fun.

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