Jeanette Winterson: Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, The Passion, Sexing the Cherry, The Powerbook
- ISBN-10
- 0099437678
- ISBN-13
- 9780099437673
- Series
- Jeanette Winterson
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 173
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Authors
- Jonathan Noakes, Margaret Reynolds
Description
In Vintage Living Texts, teachers and students will find the essential guide to the writer's works, together with an in-depth interview relating specifically to the texts under discussion. Each guide deals with the writer's themes, genre and narrative technique and a close reading will provide a rich source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Texts: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit The Passion Sexing the Cherry The Powerbook
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