Great World Writers: Twentieth Century

Great World Writers: Twentieth Century
ISBN-10
0761474757
ISBN-13
9780761474753
Category
Authors
Pages
148
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Author
Patrick M. O'Neil

Description

This nicely illustrated reference for junior high and high school students offers 20-page profiles of 93 of the world's most influential writers of the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, each profile provides facts about the writer's life and works as well as a commentary on his or her significance, discussion of political and social events that occurred during his or her lifetime, a reader's guide to major works, and events, beliefs or traditions that inspired the writer's works.

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