The Novel: A Biography

by Michael Schmidt

Book Overview

The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically and culturally boundless, with contributions from Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa; influenced by great novelists working in other languages; and encompassing a range of genres, the story of the novel in English unfolds like a richly varied landscape that invites exploration rather than a linear...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674724739
• ISBN13: 9780674724730
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 1200 Pages
• Weight: 4.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.9" x 10.3"