Essays Tagged: "fiction writers"

Stephen King.

Stephen King is one of the world's best horror fiction writers sice Edgar Allan Poe.He is the author of more than thirty worldwide best-sellers.Thi ... ord processor.He wrote many works including novels,novellas,short stories,screenplays,poems,and non-fiction.He wrote many short stories from 1968-2003 and he is still writing.Some of his known uncolle ... hed novel,Carrie,was published in 1975,and the 1980s saw him become America's bestselling writer of fiction.Carrie came after his first four novels and sixty short stories earned nothing but, rejectio ...

(4 pages) 107 1 2.8 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Symbolism in American Romantic fiction.

American Romantic fiction is a trend in literature that is very much concerned with psychological subtlety, a sense of ... dark, hidden forces operating in the world and all this can be found in the works of such Romantic fiction writers as Poe, Hawthorne and Melville. Their works however, do not relate itself directly t ... d by injustice, as shown when he repeatedly states Billy Budd's name.To conclude, American Romantic fiction is certainly full of symbolism. The literary symbols, such as the scarlet letter, the forest ...

(7 pages) 50 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Speech: The world and society depicted in Crime Fiction Texts

Good morning crime fiction writers. Today I will be addressing you on how crime fiction focuses on solving mysteries an ... author's concepts frequently relate to life. Audiences pay attention to the plot and story of crime fiction texts but the themes and message that the writer or author is trying to bring across often g ... ted by absurd plot and dialogue. In an irrational world, the conventions of cosy school style crime fiction are being satirised. The plot is overly emphasised to send up Agatha Christie novels, especi ...

(8 pages) 89 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Cloning and Genetic Engineering

The idea of cloning human beings through technological means has been a popular topic of science-fiction novels and movies throughout the decades. The benefits and implications of man creating man ... much longer. As scientists race down the cloning road without guidelines only formerly traveled by fiction writers, what impact will cloning have on society? The question of 'can we clone?' has evolv ...

(9 pages) 164 2 4.7 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Biography of George Saunders.

nalist, both in 1996, for CivilWarLand in Bad Decline. He was named one of the Twenty Best American Fiction Writers under Forty by New Yorker magazine in 1999. Pastoralia was chosen as New York Times ...

(1 pages) 3592 4 2.5 Sep/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

American Short Fiction Essay: Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

One of the American short fiction writers that was read was Edgar Allen Poe. The first book that was read of his was "The Gold ... orne have two major differences (style and words), they also have a major similarity. Both American Fiction authors write mainly about the same subject--death. In all the short stories read, both auth ...

(5 pages) 58 0 3.7 Oct/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

MacKinlay Kantor's "Andersonville".

atives told about the Civil War and pioneer families and became one of the most prolific historical fiction writers of our time.Kantor was born in his grandparents' home in Webster City, Iowa, in 1904 ... cause of its length, but because it brought Kantor about $1 million. He wrote many other historical fiction works, and in 1975, his final book, Valley Forge, was published.Kantor died in Sarasota, Flo ...

(11 pages) 27 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

MacKinlay Kantor's "Andersonville."

atives told about the Civil War and pioneer families and became one of the most prolific historical fiction writers of our time.Kantor was born in his grandparents' home in Webster City, Iowa, in 1904 ... cause of its length, but because it brought Kantor about $1 million. He wrote many other historical fiction works, and in 1975, his final book, Valley Forge, was published.Kantor died in Sarasota, Flo ...

(11 pages) 13 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Mark twain 2

orous writing tone, accomplished by over exaggeration, brought him to be one of the finest American fiction writers of his time. Regional dialect and slang were just a few of his techniques used in ca ...

(2 pages) 20 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Mark Twain

orous writing tone, accomplished by over exaggeration, brought him to be one of the finest American fiction writers of his time. Regional dialect and slang were just a few of his techniques used in ca ...

(2 pages) 36 1 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry