Orthofer The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-231-51850-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 496 Seiten

Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, this reference provides a fascinating portal into the styles, trends, and genres of the world’s literatures. Arranged by region, country, and language, entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations and cultures, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Orthofer, M. A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Slawische Literaturen Ostslawische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Nachschlagewerke
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ozeanische & Austronesische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Romanische Literaturen Lateinamerikanische Literaturen, Spanische Literatur außerhalb Europas
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Afrikanische Literaturen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

M. A. Orthofer is the founder, managing editor, and lead contributor to the Complete Review and its blog The Literary Saloon. Launched in 1999, the Complete Review has been praised by the Times Literary Supplement, Wired, and the New York Times Book Review, which called the site "one of the best literary destinations on the Web." Orthofer has also served as judge for the Best Translated Book Award and the Austrian Cultural Forum's ACF Translation Prize, and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle.