John Grisham : a critical companion / Mary Beth Pringle.
John Grisham : a critical companion / Mary Beth Pringle.
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Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N813.54/G869.5/2
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English
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Physical content
xi, 139 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Series Foreword / Kathleen Gregory Klein -- 1. The Life of John Grisham -- 2. John Grisham and the Legal Thriller -- 3. A Time to Kill (1989) -- 4. The Firm (1991) -- 5. The Pelican Brief (1992) -- 6. The Client (1993) -- 7. The Chamber (1994) -- 8. The Rainmaker (1995) -- 9. The Runaway Jury (1996)...
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1997.
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Following a biographical chapter that focuses on Grisham's childhood in Arkansas, his education, political career, and development as a writer, Pringle examines the legal thriller, its antecedents, and Grisham's contribution to the genre. An individual chapter is devoted to analysis of each of his novels. Each chapter synopsizes the novel, discusse...
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John Grisham : a critical companion / Mary Beth Pringle.
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Critical companions to popular contemporary writers, 1082-4979.
Bibliography: p127-133. - Includes index.
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N813.54/G869.5/2
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0313296375 :
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813.54
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991005619969702626
