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Suzanne Fisher Staples
The Setting Is the Story
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2009
Summary
After spending more than a decade as a journalist in South Asia, Suzanne Fisher Staples turned to writing realistic novels about young people coming of age in modern Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India, as well as the United States. Her elegant prose and compelling character development draw readers into lives and cultures that are always warmly appealing. In Suzanne Fisher Staples: The Setting Is the Story, Megan Lynn Isaac explores the award winning novels of this unusual writer. Comprised of eight chapters_one exploring each of Staples's works (six novels and a memoir) and an additional chapter detailing the critical reception of her most famous books, the Pakistani trilogy (Shabanu, Haveli and The House of Djinn)_Isaac considers the predominant themes, characters, and settings of each work and provides background information about the countries, religions, art forms, and other aspects of the cultures of South Asia that are central to Staples's writing. Original material from the author's interviews with Staples provides new insights into her work and experiences. Biographical information about Staples, both in chronological and narrative form, is also included, as well as a comprehensive bibliography of scholarly material related to Staples. This book will help scholars and fans of Staples to explore the themes and literary techniques employed by her, as well as to deepen their understanding of the cultures and traditions upon which she draws.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-5757-5
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-7285-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
176
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Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chronology No access
Chapter 01: Always a Writer: The Green Dog and Staples’s Sense of Story No access Pages 1 - 16
Chapter 02: Shabanu: Striking a Balance between Self and Society No access Pages 17 - 46
Chapter 03: Haveli: A Modern Tale of Anarkali No access Pages 47 - 64
Chapter 04: Echoes of the Past and Heralds of the Future in The House of Djinn No access Pages 65 - 84
Chapter 05: Critical Reception of the Pakistani Trilogy No access Pages 85 - 104
Chapter 06: Learning to Discriminate: Injustice in Dangerous Skies No access Pages 105 - 120
Chapter 07: Dancing a World into Existence: Shiva’s Fire No access Pages 121 - 140
Chapter 08: Under the Persimmon Tree and an Unlikely Pair of Stargazers No access Pages 141 - 160
