Publisher's Synopsis
Easy-to-understand, in-depth and broadly focused, this two-volume resource profiles more than 50 authors and works from many developing regions, including Africa, Latin America, India and the Caribbean. Entries include an introduction to each author's life and works; a plot summary; a list of principle characters; discussions of the work's themes, style, literary heritage and historical context; an original critical essay written by an academic expert in the field; and additional excerpted or full-text critical essays.
