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Asian American Literature
Edinburgh University Press 2008; US$ 99.99This critical study of Asian American literature discusses work by internationally successful writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Chang-rae Lee, Bharati Mukherjee, Amy Tan and others in their historical, cultural and critical contexts. The focus of this book is on contemporary writing, from the 1970s onwards, although it also traces over a hundred... more...
The Methuen Drama Book of New American Plays
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 23.99The Methuen Drama Book of New American Plays is an anthology of six outstanding plays from some of the most exciting playwrights currently receiving critical acclaim in the States. It showcases work produced at a number of the leading theatres during the last decade and charts something of the extraordinary range of current playwriting in America.... more...
Freud's Blind Spot
Free Press 2010; US$ 15.00Relationships with our siblings stretch, as an old saying has it, all the way from the cradle to the grave. Few bonds in life are as significant, as formative, as lasting, and as frequently overlooked as those we share with our brothers and sisters. In this stellar, first-of-its-kind anthology, contemporary writers explore the rich and varied landscape... more...
Literary Washington, D.C.
Trinity University Press 2012; US$ 16.95The public face of Washington-the gridiron of L'Enfant's avenues, the buttoned-down demeanor Sloan Wilson's archetypal "Man in the Grey Flannel Suit," the monumental buildings of the Triangle-rarely gives up the secrets of this city's rich life. But, beneath the surface there are countless stories to be told. From the early swamp days to the Civil... more...
Chocolate for a Lover's Heart
Touchstone 2010; US$ 11.00Discover a Love as Sweet as Chocolate! The power of love -- it can move mountains, make our dreams come true, and comfort us on the darkest of days. Whether we're in a relationship with a special partner, in search of a perfect soulmate, or touched by this precious feeling when we least expect it, we've all fallen under its spell. Chocolate for... more...
American Modernism, 1914-1945
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 60.00The new Research Guide to American Literature is a series of handbooks for students that provides strategies for studying and writing about frequently taught literary topics. Each volume contains dozens of study guides, each of which examines a particular work, author, movement, or theme, providing the necessary background information, suggesting fruitful... more...
The North Carolina Roots of African American Literature
The University of North Carolina Press 2006; US$ 44.95The first African American to publish a book in the South, the author of the first female slave narrative in the United States, the father of black nationalism in America--these and other founders of African American literature have a surprising connection to one another: they all hailed from the state of North Carolina. This collection of poetry,... more...
Classic African American Women's Narratives
Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 49.99Classic African Women's Narratives' is a compilation of the best and the best-known fictional, autobiographical, and journalistic writing by African American women during the first great era of a black women's writing in the US, from 1831 to 1865. more...
The Habit of Art
Indiana University Press 2005; US$ 15.95"The scientist has the habit of science; the artist, the habit of art." -- Flannery O'Connor This collection of stories contains some of the best new short fiction from America. The stories display a wide range of styles, settings, and themes. In addition to being among the country's most ... more...









