| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file PDF |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Europe -- France, Belgium, and Switzerland -- Spain and Portugal -- Italy -- Greece -- Germany, Austria, and Switzerland -- Netherlands and Belgium -- Scandinavia -- Baltic States -- Eastern Europe I -- Eastern Europe II -- Russia, Soviet Union, and Central Asia -- United Kingdom and Ireland -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Southern Africa -- Central Africa -- East Africa -- West Africa -- Lusophone Africa -- North Africa, Middle East, and Turkey -- Arabic-Speaking Countries -- Israel -- Turkey -- Iran and Afghanistan -- Asia -- Indian Subcontinent -- Southeast Asia I -- Southeast Asia II -- China, Tibet, and Taiwan -- Japan -- South Korea and North Korea -- Oceania -- Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific -- Latin America -- Brazil -- South America -- Mexico and Central America -- Caribbean -- North America -- United States and Canada -- Appendix 1. Translation into English, by the Numbers -- Appendix 2. Supplemental Resources -- Index |
| Summary |
Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this reference provides a fascinating portal into the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge works in China to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels. Arranged by region, country, and language, entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Fiction -- History and criticism.
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Fiction. |
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Fiction -- Translations into English -- Bibliography.
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Fiction -- Translations into English. |
| Genre/Form |
Bibliographies.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bibliographies.
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| ISBN |
9780231518505 (electronic book) |
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0231518501 (electronic book) |
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9780231146753 |
| Standard No. |
10.7312/orth14675 |
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