Sebastian Faulks: The Essential Guide: "Birdsong", "Charlotte Gray", "The Girl At The Lion d'Or" (Vintage Living Texts S.) - Softcover

Jonathan, Reynolds Margaret & Noakes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099437562 ISBN 13: 9780099437567

Publisher: Vintage, 2002

Synopsis

In "Vintage Living Texts", teachers and students will find the essential guide to the works of Sebastian Faulks. "Vintage Living Texts" is unique in that it offers an in-depth interview with Sebastian Faulks, relating specifically to the texts under discussion. This guide will deal with Faulk's themes, genre and narrative technique, and a close reading of the texts will be accompanied by likely exam questions - as well as providing a rich source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Also included in this guide are detailed reading plans for all three novels, questions for essays and discussion, contextual material, suggested texts for complementary and comparative reading, a picture essay, extracts from reviews, a biography, a bibliography, a reading list of literary critism and a glossary of literary terms. Whether a teacher, student or general reader, "Vintage Living Texts" gives you the chance to explore new resources and enjoy new pleasures.

About this title

About the Author

The Series Editors of Vintage Living Texts have, between them, more than thirty years teaching experience at senior school and undergraduate level. Their association with Vintage - and with the Vintage authors - guarantees a series that is lively and informative and fun.

From the Inside Flap

In Vintage Living Texts, students, teachers, and general readers will find essential guides to some of the most exciting works in contemporary literature. Each guide focuses on three or four works by a major novelist; the series is unique in that it offers exclusive in depth interviews with the authors relating specifically to the texts under discussion. Readers are introduced to the writers themes, genres, and narrative techniques, and a close reading of the guides provides a rich source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Each of these outstanding books is complete with detailed reading plans for the novels, questions for essays and discussion, contextual material, suggested texts for complementary and comparative readings, extracts from reviews, and a biography, bibliography, and glossary of literary terms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0099437562
• ISBN 13: 9780099437567
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208