The New Orleans of Fiction: A Research Guide
- ISBN-10
- 0810892049
- ISBN-13
- 9780810892040
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 426
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-07-29
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Author
- James A. Kaser
Description
In The New Orleans of Fiction: A Research Guide, James A. Kaser provides detailed synopses for more than 500 works of fiction significantly set in New Orleans and published between 1836 and 1980. The synopses include plot summaries, names of major characters, and an indication of physical settings. An appendix provides bibliographical information for works dating from 1981 well into the 21st century, while a biographical section provides basic information about the authors, some of whom are obscure and would be difficult to find in other sources.
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