Concise Major 21st-Century Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors
- ISBN-10
- 078767544X
- ISBN-13
- 9780787675448
- Category
- Authors
- Pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Gale Cengage
- Author
- Tracey L. Matthews
Description
A comprehensive, five-volume set, Concise Major 21st-Century Writers profiles today's most outstanding and widely known writers. Clearly written in an easy-to-use format, it collects detailed biographical and bibliographical information on approximately 700 authors who are most often studied in college and high school.
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