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Suzanne Fisher Staples : the setting is the story / Megan Lynn Isaac.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Isaac, Megan Lynn.
- Series:
- Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; no. 37.
- Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; no. 37
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Young adult fiction, American.
- Islam in literature.
- Hinduism in literature.
- South Asia--In literature.
- South Asia.
- Pakistan--In literature.
- Pakistan.
- Afghanistan--In literature.
- Afghanistan.
- India--In literature.
- India.
- Staples, Suzanne Fisher--Criticism and interpretation.
- Staples, Suzanne Fisher.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume examines the six novels and memoir of Suzanne Fisher Staples, including her most famous work: the Pakistani trilogy (Shabanu, Haveli and The House of Djinn). The author considers the predominant themes, characters, and settings of each work, providing background information about the countries, cultures, religions, and art forms that are central to Staples's writing.
- Contents:
- Cover; Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature; Suzanne Fisher Staples; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Chapter 01: Always a Writer: The Green Dog and Staples's Sense of Story; Chapter 02: Shabanu: Striking a Balance between Self and Society; Chapter 03: Haveli: A Modern Tale of Anarkali; Chapter 04: Echoes of the Past and Heralds of the Future in The House of Djinn; Chapter 05: Critical Reception of the Pakistani Trilogy; Chapter 06: Learning to Discriminate: Injustice in Dangerous Skies; Chapter 07: Dancing a World into Existence: Shiva's Fire
- Chapter 08: Under the Persimmon Tree and an Unlikely Pair of StargazersBibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-48046-4
- 9786612480461
- 0-8108-7285-4
- OCLC:
- 659562245
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