Atlantic Monthly Press book

"In his first book devoted exclusively to narrative fiction, America's most original and controversial literary critic and legendary Yale professor writes trenchantly about fifty-two masterworks spanning the Western tradition"-- Bloom offers meditations on forty-eight essential works of fiction that span the Western canon. While considering each novels' strengths and shortcomings, he also explains where and why he differs with other critics' assessments. In doing so, he guides readers to a new understanding of the novels, and in the importance and power of fiction. -- adapted from jacket and from reviews on Amazon

Examines European-African relations between 1450 and 1850 including the slave trade and its consequences.

Portrays the lives of an Irish actress and her husband, an American writer and director.

One of my favourite books; of special interest to lovers of the storied lands of the South Pacific