My Mother is a Fish: A Commonplace Reader of William Faulkner's Fiction

ISBN-10: 1573093793
ISBN-13: 9781573093798
Category: Literary Collections / General
Pages: 197
Language: English
Published: 2000
Publisher: International Scholars Publications
Authors: William Faulkner, Janet C. Nosek

Description

This book is a powerful discussion of the novels, short stories, and poems of William Faulkner. Intended for both the general reader as well as those already fully acquainted with his work, My Mother is a Fish illustrates the wisdom and genius of this great modernist of classical twentieth century American Literature. Janet C. Nosek provides a personal commentary on quotations and short passages that show the wide range of style, language, themes, and connections found in Faulkner's fiction. Both instructive and entertaining, this book will be of great interest to literary scholars and a helpful ancillary text as well.

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