John Grisham: A Critical Companion

by Mary Beth Pringle

Book Overview

With his seven legal thrillers, all published since 1989, John Grisham has won a huge following of readers and set a standard few contributors to the genre can match. Because of the success of his novels, the legal thriller is the most popular genre in American fiction today. In this study, Pringle explains how Grisham's legal thriller evolved from the thriller tradition and borrowed from the heroic romance novel, gothic novel, crime novel, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313296375
• ISBN13: 9780313296376
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Good Companion, Have a Copy to Read While you Read Grisham

Dr. Pringle is an interesting and informative author. Whenever I read Grisham, I have a copy of her book right next to me. If you like Grisham, Pringle's view on his books is second to none. Get this book!

Incredible Criticism!

Now I know why literary criticism is important. Pringle's book taught me lots about Grisham's works and the legal thriller genre.

Great, yet tasteful

It's good, street lawyer's bout someone who urm...been on the street and being street smart , eh? if urm...john grisham's reading this......hey, ur books are excellent!

Just finished The Street Lawyer - excellent

The Street Lawyer is a very good book and very informative as well as being a window into the topic of street people.