american novelists

Presents a short biography of twentieth-century African-American author and novelist, Toni Morrison, and chronicles her childhood in the Midwest, personal goals, literary career, and honor of being the first African-American woman in history to win the Nobel Prize for literature.

Presenst a memoir of Augusten Burroughs' relationship with his father, which consisted of abuse, aloofness, and betrayal.

Examines the life, ideas, and impact of novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand on conservative political thought, covering her upbringing, success and facets of her work pertaining to the promotion of capitalism and support of a limited government that stem from her experience with Communism.

Chronicles the life and career of American author Herman Melville, uncovering autobiographical elements in his diverse works, discussing the historical and cultural implications of his writing, and assessing his accomplishments as a writer.

The author offers a memoir of the Vietnam War and its devastating impact on his family, chronicling a 1992 railway journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, a return to his former station at Cu Chi and its famed tunnels, and a climb up a local sacred mountain.

Drawing on letters, interviews, speeches, and reminiscences, looks at the life and career of the American novelist.

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.

A biography of twentieth century American author William Styron, covering his childhood in the South, his travels abroad, his twenty-five-year feud with Norman Mailer, and his most recent publications, including "Darkness Visible.".