David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars: A Reader's Guide

By Jennifer Anne Haytock

Book Overview

This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years - from 'The Remains of the Day' to 'White Teeth'. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the Atlantic has been assembled to provide a thorough and readable analysis of each of the novels in question.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082645321X
• ISBN13: 9780826453211
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

A considered and intelligent piece of writing

This is the third such guide to have been published about Guterson's novel - and easily the best. (It's a novel that I've taught since 1997.) It's not perfect but there is plenty of good material in here to get students thinking - Haytock is particularly eloqunent on Guterson's narrative technique. And she also provides the best novel/movie comparison that I've read so far.