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Anne Tyler: A Critical Companion  
Author: Paul Bail
ISBN: 0313302499
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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Book Description
Anne Tyler's novels strike a deep chord of responsiveness in her readers because her novels bring to life contemporary characters to whom we can instantly relate and in whose experiences we can see mirrored our own. Tyler's novels deal with the human experience: relationships between marital partners, between parents and children...between siblings; the meaning of love; the nature of identity; impermanence and change; and loss and continuity. In Anne Tyler novels, life is a complexity whose texture is built out of multiple layers. In this insightful study, Paul Bail shows us how Tyler constructs the complex reality of life through character, narrative point of view, theme, and literary devices. With the exception of Tyler's earliest two novels, which she prefers to forget, a chapter is devoted to each of the other novels she has written. Among the twelve are her unforgettable novels of family relationships and love...loss and renewal, such as Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, The Accidental Tourist, and Breathing Lessons. Also included is an analysis of Tyler's most recent novel, A Patchwork Planet.


About the Author
PAUL BAIL is the author of John Saul: A Critical Companion (Greenwood, 1996).




Anne Tyler: A Critical Companion

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In this study Paul Bail shows us how Tyler constructs the complex reality of life through character, narrative point of view, theme, and literary devices. With the exception of Tyler's earliest two novels, which she prefers to forget, a chapter is devoted to each of the other novels she has written. Following a biographical chapter that relates Tyler's life to her work, Bail discusses the novels within the literary tradition of Southern regional literature, women's literature, and popular culture. He also explores the influence of religion on her writing. Bail also offers an alternate critical approach from which to read the novel, such as feminist or multicultural criticism. This study is ideal for students and readers of Anne Tyler and will enrich the reading and appreciation of her novels.

SYNOPSIS

An insightful study of the novels of Anne Tyler, ideal for students and readers of the novelist.

FROM THE CRITICS

Booknews

Covers the relationship between Tyler's life and her work; her novels within the literary tradition of Southern regional literature, women's literature, and popular culture; and the influence of religion on her writing, followed by detailed discussion of each novel. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

     



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