Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide (Continuum Contemporaries)
by Aliki Varvogli
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Author: Aliki VarvogliEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-01
ISBN: 0826452337
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Continuum
Book Reviews of Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide (Continuum Contemporaries)
Book Review: A very enjoyable book
Summary: 5 Stars
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this book and it was a pleasant surprise, very different from the other readers guides that I've seen. It provided quite a lot more background about Proulx than I've read before, but the main part of it was a fairly indepth reading of The Shipping News. This part is full of very interesting ideas about storytelling, escapism, and the clever things that Proulx does with the narrative. The author managed to explain her ideas very clearly, and I really felt that I had learned something by the end of it. It's a shame that I guess the book came out too close to the film, as I'd like to read what the author thought about that, too. I loved it!
Summary of Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide (Continuum Contemporaries)
This work is part of the "Continuum Contemporaries" series giving readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential contemporary novels. It contains a biography of the novelist, a full-length study of the novel, a summary of how the novel was received upon publication, a summary of how the novel has performed since publication, and a wide range of suggestions for further reading.History & Criticism Books
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