Presents ten critical essays on the works of Colombian author Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez, and includes an interview with M?rquez, a biographical essay, a chronology, and a bibliography.
Explores the use of voice, form, and setting in the works of twelve women authors who used their writings to construct a testament of their own identity, including Mary McCarthy, Anais Nin, and Virginia Woolf.
Contains criticism of modern authors from the United States, including brief biographies and reviews of individual works. Also includes entries for select Canadian authors.