american fiction

Collection of eighteen short stories written by Native Americans between 1881 and 1936.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical and analytical information about 120 of the United States' best-known fiction writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, each with an annotated bibliography; and includes a glossary of terms and techniques, a timeline of author birthdates, and an index.

Michener has spent over seven decades evaluating his writing style and those of other authors.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on a variety of themes, people, ideas, characters, references, and influences related to the life and writings of John Updike.

Contains personal interviews with twelve American writers, including Clyde Edgerton, Garrison Keillor, and Doris Betts, in which they discuss their careers, their readers, their approach to writing, and their attitudes toward issues of faith.