Poets and playwrights, novels and novelists, publishing coups and personal stories, literature as we know it has been shaped by the key exponents of the craft, quirks of fate, meetings, love affairs and moments of despair and death. Characters such as Atticus Finch, Lily Bart, and Harry Potter have carried us through the century, while the discussion still rages on about the Da Vinci Code. Here is the world of literature in a nutshell, each vital and intriguing moment placed in it's historic and cultural context creating an intelligent, accessible guide to the writings of the world.
- ISBN10 1844035883
- ISBN13 9781844035885
- Publish Date 15 September 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 November 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
- Imprint Cassell Illustrated
- Format Paperback
- Pages 800
- Language English