Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain and Postcards
- ISBN-10
- 1441158510
- ISBN-13
- 9781441158512
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 136
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09-10
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Mark Asquith
Description
This guide to Annie Proulx's novel Postcards and her short story Brokeback Mountain features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the recent film adaptation of Brokeback Mountain and its reception and a great deal more. If you are studying either text, reading them for your book club, or if you simply want to know more, you'll find this guide informative, intelligent, and helpful.
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