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John Grisham : a critical companion
- Title
- John Grisham : a critical companion / Mary Beth Pringle.
- Author
- Pringle, Mary Beth, 1943-
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | PS3557.R5355 Z82 1997 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xi, 139 pages; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Following a biographical chapter that focuses on Grisham's childhood in Arkansas, his education, political career, and development as a writer, Pringle examines the legal thriller, its antecedents, and Grisham's contribution to the genre. An individual chapter is devoted to analysis of each of his novels.
- Each chapter synopsizes the novel, discusses its reception by critics, and features sections on plot and character development, social/historical context and issues, and an alternative critical perspective from which to approach the novel, such as psychoanalytic theory or feminist criticism. The work includes a complete bibliography of Grisham's work, critical sources, and a list of reviews of all of his novels.
- For students, book discussion groups, and fans, this is the perfect companion to Grisham's novels.
- Series Statement
- Critical companions to popular contemporary writers, 1082-4979
- Uniform Title
- Critical companions to popular contemporary writers.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-133) and index.
- Contents
- Series Foreword / Kathleen Gregory Klein -- 1. The Life of John Grisham -- 2. John Grisham and the Legal Thriller -- 3. A Time to Kill (1989) -- 4. The Firm (1991) -- 5. The Pelican Brief (1992) -- 6. The Client (1993) -- 7. The Chamber (1994) -- 8. The Rainmaker (1995) -- 9. The Runaway Jury (1996).
- ISBN
- 0313296375 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 96035026
- OCLC
- 35280625
- ocm35280625
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries