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Dean Koontz: A Critical Companion

Joan G Kotker

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Description:One of the most prolific and popular contemporary novelists, Dean Koontz has captivated both young and mature readers alike. This critical companion examines his mature fiction, including his most popular recent novels, "Watchers," "Lightning" and "Dark Rivers of the Heart." Its intention is to provide both conventional and alternative reading so that students and readers who love Koontz's fiction can develop their critical skills. Other novels examined in depth are "Phantoms," "Strangers," "Midnight," "The Bad Place," and "Mr Murder." Seven other Dean Koontz novels are examined in comparison to these as well.; A biographical chapter sketches Dean Koontz's background and suggests some ways in which growing up as the child of an abusive alcoholic has affected his work. A chapter on genre shows that Koontz combines elements of a number of genres in his writing and that his fiction is moving in the direction of mainstream fiction. Kotker's discussion of Koontz's increasingly sombre world view shows him to be a writer deeply concerned with issues of individual freedom. Each chapter deals with one novel in depth and makes comparisons to other novels in his canon. The discussion of each novel includes sections on plot, character development, setting, point of view, and thematic issues. Each novel is also examined from an alternative critical approach, providing the reader with an additional perspective.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dean Koontz: A Critical Companion. To get started finding Dean Koontz: A Critical Companion, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 184

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group

Release: 2010

ISBN: 1280928077

Description: One of the most prolific and popular contemporary novelists, Dean Koontz has captivated both young and mature readers alike. This critical companion examines his mature fiction, including his most popular recent novels, "Watchers," "Lightning" and "Dark Rivers of the Heart." Its intention is to provide both conventional and alternative reading so that students and readers who love Koontz's fiction can develop their critical skills. Other novels examined in depth are "Phantoms," "Strangers," "Midnight," "The Bad Place," and "Mr Murder." Seven other Dean Koontz novels are examined in comparison to these as well.; A biographical chapter sketches Dean Koontz's background and suggests some ways in which growing up as the child of an abusive alcoholic has affected his work. A chapter on genre shows that Koontz combines elements of a number of genres in his writing and that his fiction is moving in the direction of mainstream fiction. Kotker's discussion of Koontz's increasingly sombre world view shows him to be a writer deeply concerned with issues of individual freedom. Each chapter deals with one novel in depth and makes comparisons to other novels in his canon. The discussion of each novel includes sections on plot, character development, setting, point of view, and thematic issues. Each novel is also examined from an alternative critical approach, providing the reader with an additional perspective.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dean Koontz: A Critical Companion. To get started finding Dean Koontz: A Critical Companion, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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