The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World FictionFor more than a decade, the Complete Review has been an essential and popular site for readers interested in learning about new books in translation and developments in global literature. Expanding upon the site’s content, this wide-ranging yet user-friendly resource is the perfect guide for English-language readers eager to explore fiction from around the world. 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. What sets this guide apart is its critical selection of titles that define the arc of a nation’s literary development, paired with lively summaries that convey both the enjoyment and significance of each work. 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. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and founder of the Complete Review, this reference will benefit from an actively maintained companion site featuring additional links and resources and new reviews as contemporary works are published. The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction. |
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Пользовательский отзыв - bowedbookshelf - LibraryThingOrthofer lives in New York currently and was founder in 1999 of the complete review, a website dedicated to reviews of recent literature from around the world. In 2002 Orthofer included a blog, The ... Читать весь отзыв
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Пользовательский отзыв - joyhclark - LibraryThingI have recently become obsessed with reading translated works from around the world and have had great difficulty finding titles. This guide is a cornucopia of information about world literature. It ... Читать весь отзыв
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France Belgium and Switzerland | |
Spain and Portugal | |
Greece | |
Germany Austria and Switzerland | |
Netherlands and Belgium | |
Eastern Europe II | |
Russia Soviet Union and Central Asia | |
United Kingdom and Ireland | |
Southern Africa | |
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